[12] But Philip told the people the Good News about God’s kingdom and the power of Jesus Christ. Men and women believed Philip and were baptized.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.8.12.ERV
[12] But Philip told the people the Good News about God’s kingdom and the power of Jesus Christ. Men and women believed Philip and were baptized.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.8.12.ERV
[1-3] Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing. Some godly men buried Stephen and cried loudly for him.
On that day the Jews began to persecute the church in Jerusalem, making them suffer very much. Saul was also trying to destroy the group. He went into their houses, dragged out men and women, and put them in jail.
All the believers left Jerusalem. Only the apostles stayed. The believers went to different places in Judea and Samaria.
[4] They were scattered everywhere, and in every place they went, they told people the Good News.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.8.1-4.ERV
[59] As they were throwing the stones at him, Stephen was praying. He said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
[60] He fell on his knees and shouted, “Lord, don’t blame them for this sin!” These were his last words before he died.
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[54] When those in the council meeting heard this, they became very angry. They were so mad they were grinding their teeth at him.
[55] But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God. And he saw Jesus standing at God’s right side.
[56] Stephen said, “Look! I see heaven open. And I see the Son of Man standing at God’s right side.”
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[51] Then Stephen said, “You stubborn Jewish leaders! You refuse to give your hearts to God or even listen to him. You are always against what the Holy Spirit wants you to do. That’s how your ancestors were, and you are just like them!
[52] They persecuted every prophet who ever lived. They even killed those who long ago said that the Righteous One would come. And now you have turned against that Righteous One and killed him.
[53] You are the people who received God’s law, which he gave you through his angels. But you don’t obey it!”
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[25] Moses thought that his people would understand that God was using him to save them. But they did not understand.
[35] “This Moses was the one his people said they did not want. They said, ‘Did anyone say you could be our ruler and judge?’ But he is the one God sent to be a ruler and savior. God sent him with the help of an angel, the one Moses saw in the burning bush.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.7.25-35.ERV
[9] “These ancestors of ours became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him
[10] and saved him from all his troubles. Pharaoh was the king of Egypt then. He liked Joseph and respected him because of the wisdom God gave him. Pharaoh gave Joseph the job of being a governor of Egypt. He even let him rule over all the people in Pharaoh’s house.
https://bible.com/bible/406/act.7.9-10.ERV