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Amplified
Then they drove him out of the city and began stoning him; and the witnesses placed their outer robes at the feet of a young man named
New American Standard Bible
When they had
King James Version
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Holman Bible
They threw him out of the city and began to stone
International Standard Version
ran him outside of the city, and began to stone him to death. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
A Conservative Version
And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.
American Standard Version
and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
An Understandable Version
They threw him out of the city and stoned him [to death]. Those who witnessed [the incident] placed their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Anderson New Testament
and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
Bible in Basic English
Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Common New Testament
Then they cast him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Daniel Mace New Testament
then they dragg'd him out of the city, and stoned him: the false witnesses having laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Darby Translation
and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
Godbey New Testament
and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul:
Goodspeed New Testament
and dragged him out of the city and stoned him, the witnesses throwing down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
John Wesley New Testament
And casting him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.
Julia Smith Translation
And having cast out of the city, they stoned: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul.
King James 2000
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [after they] had driven [him] out of the city, they began to stone [him], and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Modern King James verseion
And throwing him outside the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid their clothes down at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and cast him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, named Saul.
Moffatt New Testament
Putting him outside the city, they proceeded to stone him (the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a youth called Saul).
Montgomery New Testament
dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
NET Bible
When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
New Heart English Bible
They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Noyes New Testament
and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;
Sawyer New Testament
and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,
The Emphasized Bible
And, thrusting him forth outside the city, proceeded to stone him. And, the witnesses, laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and dragging him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, named Saul.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And began to stone him, the witnesses laying their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Webster
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Weymouth New Testament
dragged him out of the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments and giving them into the care of a young man called Saul.
Williams New Testament
and dragged him out of the city and continued stoning him. The witnesses, in the meantime, laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
World English Bible
They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Worrell New Testament
and, having thrust him forth outside of the city, they kept stoning him! And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul.
Worsley New Testament
and cast him out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.
Youngs Literal Translation
and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning him -- and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul --
Themes
Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Complicity » Instances of » Paul, in the stoning of stephen
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Witnesses first to execute
Gates » Punishment of criminals outside of
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Martyrdom » Instances of » Stephen
Martyrdom » Exemplified » Stephen
Paul » Persecutes the Christians; present at, and gives consent to, the stoning of stephen
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By witness
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen
Witness » Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:58
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Context Readings
Stephen's Martyrdom
57
But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and together rushed at him [considering him guilty of blasphemy].
58 Then they drove him out of the city and began stoning him; and the witnesses placed their outer robes at the feet of a young man named
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Cross References
Acts 22:20
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing nearby approving and consenting [to his death], and guarding the coats of those who were killing him.’
Luke 4:29
and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the crest of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to hurl Him down the cliff.
Acts 8:1
Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death.
And on that day a great and relentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
Deuteronomy 17:7
The hand of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
Acts 6:13
They presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the Law [of Moses];
Leviticus 24:14-16
“Bring the one who has cursed [the Lord] outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head [as witnesses to his guilt]; then let all the congregation stone him.
Numbers 15:35
Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall certainly be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.”
Deuteronomy 13:9-10
Instead, you shall most certainly execute him; your hand shall be first [to be raised] against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
1 Kings 21:13
Two worthless and unprincipled men came in and sat down opposite him; and they testified against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed and renounced God and the king.” Then they brought him outside the city and stoned him to death.
Acts 22:4
I persecuted and pursued the followers of this
John 10:23-26
It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple [area] in
Acts 6:11
Then [to attack him another way] they secretly instructed men to say, “We have heard this man [Stephen] speak blasphemous (slanderous, sacrilegious, abusive) words against Moses and against God.”
Acts 9:1-19
Now
Hebrews 13:12-13
Therefore Jesus also suffered and died outside the [city] gate so that He might sanctify and set apart for God as holy the people [who believe] through [the shedding of] His own blood.