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When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.`
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A Confession of Deep Guilt
Paul doesn't just admit to being present at Stephen's death. Commentators note he uses specific, active language: 'standing by,' 'consenting,' and 'keeping the garments.' This was not passive observation but wholehearted approval. Scholars suggest the word for 'consenting' implies a deep level of guilt, showing the profound darkness from which Paul was saved.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The blood of your martyr Stephen was shed (Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1).
I also was standing by ([Referenc…
Was shed (εξεχυννετο). Imperfect passive of εκχυννω (), was being shed.
Witness (μαρτυρος). And "martyr" a…
19th Century
Anglican
When the blood of your martyr Stephen...—Better, your witness. The English word is, perhaps, a little too defini…
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Paul’s commission at Damascus to be God’s witness “to all men” was reaffirmed and amplified in a vision he received as he was praying in the temple…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed Stephen was a martyr for Christ, both by confession with his mout…
The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he had made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, so that he should know his will, h…
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