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Standard Bible</a></span><br />God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And devout men carried Stephen <i>to his burial</i>, and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And devout men carried Stephen <i>to his burial,</i> and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>Some</i> devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And <i>some</i> devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And <i>some</i> devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A party of devout men, however, buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and devout men carried Stephen away, and made great lamentation over him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And circumspect men interred Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral, and made great mourning over him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And devout men picked up Stephen and buried him, and they mourned over him in great sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And believing men gathered up and buried Estephanos, and they grieved over him greatly.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And godly men buried Stephen, and made great mourning over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then some pious men assembling, carried Stephen to his grave, and made great lamentation over him.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and some devout men who carried Stephen to his burial, making great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A party of devout men, however, buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And devout men carried Stephen to <i>his</i> burial, and made great lamentation over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And <i>some</i> pious men carried Stephen <i>to his burial,</i> and made great lamentation for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/8.htm">Saul Persecutes the Church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2126.htm" title="2126: eulabeis (Adj-NMP) -- From eu and lambano; taking well, i.e. Circumspect.">God-fearing</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andres (N-NMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">men</a> <a href="/greek/4792.htm" title="4792: synekomisan (V-AIA-3P) -- From sun and komizo; to convey together, i.e. Collect or bear away in company with others.">buried</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4736.htm" title="4736: Stephanon (N-AMS) -- The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian.">Stephen</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do."></a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megan (Adj-AMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. "></a> <a href="/greek/2870.htm" title="2870: kopeton (N-AMS) -- Beating of the breast or head in lamentation, lamentation. From kopto; mourning.">mourned deeply</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">over</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-19.htm">John 11:19</a></span><br />and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-31.htm">John 11:31</a></span><br />When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">2 Samuel 1:12</a></span><br />They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31-32</a></span><br />Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier. / When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Genesis 50:10</a></span><br />When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a></span><br />She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-24.htm">2 Chronicles 35:24-25</a></span><br />So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him. / Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-20</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. / Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. / For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10-14</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. / On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. / The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Matthew 9:23</a></span><br />When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-12.htm">Luke 7:12-13</a></span><br />As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. / When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.</p><p class="hdg">devout.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5</a></b></br> And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-2.htm">Acts 10:2</a></b></br> <i>A</i> devout <i>man</i>, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25</a></b></br> And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <i>was</i> Simeon; and the same man <i>was</i> just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.</p><p class="hdg">made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a></b></br> And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Genesis 50:10,11</a></b></br> And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which <i>is</i> beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-29.htm">Numbers 20:29</a></b></br> And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, <i>even</i> all the house of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Ace</a> <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Body</a> <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/john/11-38.htm">Deeply</a> <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Devout</a> <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">God-Fearing</a> <a href="/john/9-31.htm">Godly</a> <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">However</a> <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Last</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Making</a> <a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Party</a> <a href="/acts/7-49.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">Stephen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Ace</a> <a href="/acts/8-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Burial</a> <a href="/acts/13-36.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/acts/13-29.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Deeply</a> <a href="/acts/10-2.htm">Devout</a> <a href="/acts/10-2.htm">God-Fearing</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">Godly</a> <a href="/acts/8-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/acts/8-4.htm">However</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/acts/12-16.htm">Last</a> <a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Making</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/acts/11-2.htm">Party</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Stephen</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm">By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-4.htm">by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-9.htm">among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-14.htm">Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-15.htm">where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Spirit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-18.htm">when Simon would have bought the like power of them, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-20.htm">Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-22.htm">and exhorting him to repentance, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-25.htm">together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/8-26.htm">but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the early church, these men were likely part of the Jewish community in Jerusalem who had come to faith in Jesus as the Messiah. Their reverence for God is evident in their actions, showing respect for Stephen, a fellow believer. The term "God-fearing" is used throughout the New Testament to describe those who were pious and devout, such as Cornelius in <a href="/acts/10-2.htm">Acts 10:2</a>.<p><b>buried Stephen</b><br>Stephen was the first Christian martyr, stoned to death for his bold proclamation of the gospel and his accusations against the Jewish leaders (<a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54-60</a>). The act of burial was significant in Jewish culture, as it was a way to honor the deceased. Despite the potential danger from the authorities, these men took the risk to give Stephen a proper burial, demonstrating their respect and love for him. This act of burial also fulfilled Jewish customs, which required the dead to be buried promptly, usually within 24 hours.<p><b>and mourned deeply over him</b><br>The deep mourning indicates the profound impact Stephen's death had on the early Christian community. Mourning was an important cultural practice in Jewish society, often involving loud lamentation and expressions of grief. This public display of sorrow highlights the loss felt by the community and the high regard in which Stephen was held. It also reflects the early church's understanding of the cost of discipleship, as Jesus had warned that following Him could lead to persecution and death (<a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24-25</a>). The mourning over Stephen can be seen as a type of Christ, as Jesus Himself was mourned by His followers after His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/stephen.htm">Stephen</a></b><br>A deacon in the early church, known for his faith and filled with the Holy Spirit. He was the first Christian martyr, stoned to death for his bold proclamation of the Gospel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god-fearing_men.htm">God-fearing men</a></b><br>These were devout Jewish believers who respected and honored God. They took the responsibility to give Stephen a proper burial, showing their respect and love for him despite the risk of persecution.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/burial_of_stephen.htm">Burial of Stephen</a></b><br>This event marks a significant moment in the early church, highlighting the persecution faced by believers and the courage of those who continued to honor God and His servants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mourning.htm">Mourning</a></b><br>The deep mourning over Stephen's death reflects the love and respect the early Christians had for one another, as well as the sorrow over the loss of a faithful servant of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution_of_the_church.htm">Persecution of the Church</a></b><br>This event occurs in the context of increasing persecution against the early church, which led to the scattering of believers and the spread of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Stephen's death reminds us that following Christ may lead to persecution and sacrifice. Believers are called to remain faithful even in the face of adversity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The God-fearing men who buried Stephen exemplify the importance of community support and honoring those who have served faithfully. We are called to support and care for one another in times of loss.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a></b><br>The early Christians' willingness to mourn and bury Stephen despite the risk of persecution demonstrates courage. We are encouraged to stand firm in our faith and support others, even when it is difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_mourning.htm">Hope in Mourning</a></b><br>While mourning is a natural response to loss, believers have hope in the resurrection and eternal life. This hope should comfort us and motivate us to live faithfully.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_eulogy.htm">What defines a eulogy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_acts.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Acts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_innocents_suffer_if_god_is_just.htm">Job 34:10 - If God never does wrong, why do the innocent still suffer without clear divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_16_11_suggest_god_delivers_innocents.htm">In Job 16:11, why would a just God 'deliver' the innocent to the ungodly, contradicting passages that promise divine protection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">And devout men carried Stephen to his burial.</span>--It has sometimes been asserted, as <span class= "ital">e.g.</span> by Renan (<span class= "ital">Les Apotres, </span>p. 145), that these were proselytes. St. Luke, however, always uses a different word to describe that class (comp. <a href="/acts/13-43.htm" title="Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.">Acts 13:43</a>; <a href="/acts/13-50.htm" title="But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.">Acts 13:50</a>; <a href="/acts/16-14.htm" title="And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended to the things which were spoken of Paul.">Acts 16:14</a>; <a href="/acts/17-4.htm" title="And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.">Acts 17:4</a>; <a href="/acts/17-17.htm" title="Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.">Acts 17:17</a>), and the word used here is applied by him to Simeon (<a href="/luke/2-25.htm" title="And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was on him.">Luke 2:25</a>), to the multitude of Jews present on the day of Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-5.htm" title="And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.">Acts 2:5</a>), to Ananias as devout according to the Law (<a href="/acts/22-12.htm" title="And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelled there,">Acts 22:12</a>). This notion must accordingly be rejected as against evidence. On the other hand, had they been members of the Church they would naturally, though perhaps not necessarily, have been described as "brethren" or "disciples." We are left therefore to the conclusion that they were Jews who had been kindled into admiration and half-conviction by the calm heroism of the martyr, and who, without committing themselves to more than that admiration, acted in his case as Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea had acted after the Crucifixion. They would show honour to the memory of the dead, though they had not had the courage to defend the preacher of the truth while he was yet with them. In the legend or tradition as to the death of Stephen, reported and accepted by Augustine (<span class= "ital">De Civ:</span> <span class= "ital">Dei.</span> xvii. 8; <span class= "ital">Serm.</span> 318, 319; <span class= "ital">Tract. In Joann., </span>120), Gamaliel and Nicodemus are named as actually taking part in the entombment, and as afterwards laid in the same sepulchre, on which his name appeared in Aramaic characters as <span class= "ital">Chaliel</span> (= garland), the equivalent in that language of the Greek <span class= "ital">Stephanos.</span> The translation of the martyr's relics to Ancona, Minorca, and to Uzalis, and other towns in Africa, made a deep impression on Augustine, and gave occasion to some of his most eloquent sermons. Oratories were dedicated to his memory, and miraculous cures effected by prayers addressed to him. (See Butler's <span class= "ital">Lives of the Saints, </span>Aug. 3rd.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> <span class="accented">- Buried</span> for <span class="accented">carried to his burial</span> (the last three words in italics), A.V. <span class="cmt_word">Devout men</span>; <span class="greek">ἀνδρες αὐλαβεῖς</span>. This word is applied to Simeon (<a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25</a>), and to the Jews who were assembled at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5</a>), and, according to the R.T., to Ananias (<a href="/acts/22-12.htm">Acts 22:12</a>); but occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It is not certain, therefore, that these men were Christians, though they might be. If not, they were pious Jews, men who feared God, and still loved Stephen as being himself a devout Jew though he was a disciple. <span class="cmt_word">Buried</span>. <span class="greek">Συγκομίζω</span> occurs only here in the New Testament; but its common use for carrying corn to a barn or granary seems to indicate that "carrying to his burial" of the A.V. is the most exact rendering. The word is said also to be applied to the acts preparatory to burial - closing the eyes, washing, anointing the body, and so on; but this meaning is less certain than that of "carrying." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">God-fearing</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐλαβεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(eulabeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2126.htm">Strong's 2126: </a> </span><span class="str2">From eu and lambano; taking well, i.e. Circumspect.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνδρες</span> <span class="translit">(andres)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">buried</span><br /><span class="grk">συνεκόμισαν</span> <span class="translit">(synekomisan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4792.htm">Strong's 4792: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sun and komizo; to convey together, i.e. Collect or bear away in company with others.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Stephen</span><br /><span class="grk">Στέφανον</span> <span class="translit">(Stephanon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4736.htm">Strong's 4736: </a> </span><span class="str2">The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">mourned deeply</span><br /><span class="grk">κοπετὸν</span> <span class="translit">(kopeton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2870.htm">Strong's 2870: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beating of the breast or head in lamentation, lamentation. From kopto; mourning.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπ’</span> <span class="translit">(ep’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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