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Acts 6:8-8:1 NWT
6:8 Now Stephen, full of graciousness and power, was performing great portents and signs among the people. 9 But certain men rose up of those from the so-called Synagogue of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, to dispute with Stephen; 10 and yet they could not hold their own against the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly induced men to say: "We have heard him speaking blasphemous sayings against Moses and God." 12 And they stirred up the people and the older men and the scribes, and, coming upon him suddenly, they took him by force and led him to the Sanhedrin. 13 And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: "This man does not stop speaking things against this holy place and against the Law. 14 For instance, we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will throw down this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us." 15 And as all those sitting in the Sanhedrin gazed at him, they saw that his face was as an angel's face. 7:1 But the high priest said: "Are these things so?" 2 He said: "Men, brothers and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia, before he took up residence in Haran, 3 and he said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your relatives and come on into the land I shall show you.' 4 Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and took up residence in Haran. And from there, after his father died, [God] caused him to change his residence to this land in which you now dwell. 5 And yet he did not give him any inheritable possession in it, no, not a footbreadth; but he promised to give it to him as a possession, and after him to his seed, while as yet he had no child. 6 Moreover, God spoke to this effect, that his seed would be alien residents in a foreign land and [the people] would enslave them and afflict [them] for four hundred years. 7 ‘And that nation for which they will slave I shall judge,' God said, ‘and after these things they will come out and will render sacred service to me in this place.' 8 "He also gave him a covenant of circumcision; and thus he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve family heads. 9 And the family heads became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. But God was with him, 10 and he delivered him out of all his tribulations and gave him graciousness and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him to govern Egypt and his whole house. 11 But a famine came upon the whole of Egypt and Canaan, even a great tribulation; and our forefathers were not finding any provisions. 12 But Jacob heard there were foodstuffs in Egypt and he sent our forefathers out the first time. 13 And during the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers; and the family stock of Joseph became manifest to Pharaoh. 14 So Joseph sent out and called Jacob his father and all his relatives from that place, to the number of seventy-five souls. 15 Jacob went down into Egypt. And he deceased; and so did our forefathers, 16 and they were transferred to Shechem and were laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a price with silver money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. 17 "Just as the time was approaching for [fulfillment of] the promise that God had openly declared to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 until there rose a different king over Egypt, who did not know of Joseph. 19 This one used statecraft against our race and wrongfully forced the fathers to expose their infants, that they might not be preserved alive. 20 In that particular time Moses was born, and he was divinely beautiful. And he was nursed three months in [his] father's home. 21 But when he was exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh picked him up and brought him up as her own son. 22 Consequently Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. In fact, he was powerful in his words and deeds. 23 "Now when the time of his fortieth year was being fulfilled, it came into his heart to make an inspection of his brothers, the sons of Israel. 24 And when he caught sight of a certain one being unjustly treated, he defended him and executed vengeance for the one being abused by striking the Egyptian down. 25 He was supposing his brothers would grasp that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not grasp [it]. 26 And the next day he appeared to them as they were fighting, and he tried to bring them together again in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you treat each other unjustly?' 27 But the one that was treating his neighbor unjustly thrust him away, saying, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge over us? 28 You do not want to do away with me in the same manner that you did away with the Egyptian yesterday, do you?' 29 At this speech Moses took to flight and became an alien resident in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. 30 "And when forty years were fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the fiery flame of a thornbush. 31 Now when Moses saw it he marveled at the sight. But as he was approaching to investigate, Jehovah's voice came, 32 ‘I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.' Seized with trembling, Moses did not dare to investigate further. 33 Jehovah said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. 34 I have certainly seen the wrongful treatment of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you off to Egypt.' 35 This Moses, whom they disowned, saying, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge?' this man God sent off as both ruler and deliverer by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the thornbush. 36 This man led them out after doing portents and signs in Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years. 37 "This is the Moses that said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you from among youR brothers a prophet like me.' 38 This is he that came to be among the congregation in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our forefathers, and he received living sacred pronouncements to give you. 39 To him our forefathers refused to become obedient, but they thrust him aside and in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, ‘Make gods for us to go ahead of us. For this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.' 41 So they made a calf in those days and brought up a sacrifice to the idol and began to enjoy themselves in the works of their hands. 42 So God turned and handed them over to render sacred service to the army of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘It was not to me that you offered victims and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel? 43 But it was the tent of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan that you took up, the figures which you made to worship them. Consequently I will deport you beyond Babylon.' 44 "Our forefathers had the tent of the witness in the wilderness, just as he gave orders when speaking to Moses to make it according to the pattern he had seen. 45 And our forefathers who succeeded to it also brought it in with Joshua into the land possessed by the nations, whom God thrust out from before our forefathers. Here it remained until the days of David. 46 He found favor in the sight of God and asked for [the privilege of] providing a habitation for the God of Jacob. 47 However, Solomon built a house for him. 48 Nevertheless, the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands; just as the prophet says, 49 ‘The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What sort of house will you build for me? Jehovah says. Or what is the place for my resting? 50 My hand made all these things, did it not?' 51 "Obstinate men and uncircumcised in hearts and ears, you are always resisting the holy spirit; as youR forefathers did, so you do. 52 Which one of the prophets did youR forefathers not persecute? Yes, they killed those who made announcement in advance concerning the coming of the righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become, 53 you who received the Law as transmitted by angels but have not kept it." 54 Well, at hearing these things they felt cut to their hearts and began to gnash their teeth at him. 55 But he, being full of holy spirit, gazed into heaven and caught sight of God's glory and of Jesus standing at God's right hand, 56 and he said: "Look! I behold the heavens opened up and the Son of man standing at God's right hand." 57 At this they cried out at the top of the voice and put their hands over their ears and rushed upon him with one accord. 58 And after throwing him outside the city, they began casting stones at him. And the witnesses laid down their outer garments at the feet of a young man called Saul. 59 And they went on casting stones at Stephen as he made appeal and said: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." 60 Then, bending his knees, he cried out with a strong voice: "Jehovah, do not charge this sin against them." And after saying this he fell asleep [in death]. 8:1 Saul, for his part, was approving of the murder of him.. . .

Acts 6:8-8:1 ESV
(8) And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. (9) Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. (10) But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. (11) Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God." (12) And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, (13) and they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, (14) for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us." (15) And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Acts 7:1-60 ESV
(1) And the high priest said, "Are these things so?" (2) And Stephen said: "Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, (3) and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.' (4) Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living. (5) Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot's length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child. (6) And God spoke to this effect--that his offspring would be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them four hundred years. (7) 'But I will judge the nation that they serve,' said God, 'and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.' (8) And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. (9) "And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him (10) and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. (11) Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. (12) But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. (13) And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. (14) And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all. (15) And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers, (16) and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. (17) "But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt (18) until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph. (19) He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive. (20) At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house, (21) and when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. (22) And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds. (23) "When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. (24) And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. (25) He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. (26) And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?' (27) But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? (28) Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' (29) At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. (30) "Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. (31) When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: (32) 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.' And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. (33) Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. (34) I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.' (35) "This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'--this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. (36) This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years. (37) This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.' (38) This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us. (39) Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt, (40) saying to Aaron, 'Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' (41) And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands. (42) But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: "'Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices, during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? (43) You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.' (44) "Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. (45) Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, (46) who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. (47) But it was Solomon who built a house for him. (48) Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says, (49) "'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? (50) Did not my hand make all these things?' (51) "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. (52) Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, (53) you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it." (54) Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. (55) But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. (56) And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." (57) But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him. (58) Then 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. (59) And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." (60) And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 8:1 ESV
(1) And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 6:8-15 CEV
(8) God gave Stephen the power to work great miracles and wonders among the people. (9) But some Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria were members of a group who called themselves "Free Men." They started arguing with Stephen. Some others from Cilicia and Asia also argued with him. (10) But they were no match for Stephen, who spoke with the great wisdom that the Spirit gave him. (11) So they talked some men into saying, "We heard Stephen say terrible things against Moses and God!" (12) They turned the people and their leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses against Stephen. Then they all grabbed Stephen and dragged him in front of the council. (13) Some men agreed to tell lies about Stephen, and they said, "This man keeps on saying terrible things about this holy temple and the Law of Moses. (14) We have heard him claim that Jesus from Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses gave us." (15) Then all the council members stared at Stephen. They saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.
Acts 7:1-60 CEV
(1) The high priest asked Stephen, "Are they telling the truth about you?" (2) Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran. (3) God told him, "Leave your country and your relatives and go to a land that I will show you." (4) Then Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, Abraham came and settled in this land where you now live. (5) God didn't give him any part of it, not even a square foot. But God did promise to give it to him and his family forever, even though Abraham didn't have any children. (6) God said that Abraham's descendants would live for a while in a foreign land. There they would be slaves and would be mistreated four hundred years. (7) But he also said, "I will punish the nation that makes them slaves. Then later they will come and worship me in this place." (8) God said to Abraham, "Every son in each family must be circumcised to show that you have kept your agreement with me." So when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. Later, Isaac circumcised his son Jacob, and Jacob circumcised his twelve sons. (9) These men were our ancestors. Joseph was also one of our famous ancestors. His brothers were jealous of him and sold him as a slave to be taken to Egypt. But God was with him (10) and rescued him from all his troubles. God made him so wise that the Egyptian king Pharaoh thought highly of him. The king even made Joseph governor over Egypt and put him in charge of everything he owned. (11) Everywhere in Egypt and Canaan the grain crops failed. There was terrible suffering, and our ancestors could not find enough to eat. (12) But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there for the first time. (13) It was on their second trip that Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family. (14) Joseph sent for his father and his relatives. In all, there were seventy-five of them. (15) His father went to Egypt and died there, just as our ancestors did. (16) Later their bodies were taken back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor. (17) Finally, the time came for God to do what he had promised Abraham. By then the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased. (18) Another king was ruling Egypt, and he didn't know anything about Joseph. (19) He tricked our ancestors and was cruel to them. He even made them leave their babies outside, so they would die. (20) During this time Moses was born. He was a very beautiful child, and for three months his parents took care of him in their home. (21) Then when they were forced to leave him outside, the king's daughter found him and raised him as her own son. (22) Moses was given the best education in Egypt. He was a strong man and a powerful speaker. (23) When Moses was forty years old, he wanted to help the Israelites because they were his own people. (24) One day he saw an Egyptian mistreating one of them. So he rescued the man and killed the Egyptian. (25) Moses thought the rest of his people would realize that God was going to use him to set them free. But they didn't understand. (26) The next day Moses saw two of his own people fighting, and he tried to make them stop. He said, "Men, you are both Israelites. Why are you so cruel to each other?" (27) But the man who had started the fight pushed Moses aside and asked, "Who made you our ruler and judge? (28) Are you going to kill me, just as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?" (29) When Moses heard this, he ran away to live in the country of Midian. His two sons were born there. (30) Forty years later, an angel appeared to Moses from a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. (31) Moses was surprised by what he saw. He went closer to get a better look, and the Lord said, (32) "I am the God who was worshiped by your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Moses started shaking all over and didn't dare to look at the bush. (33) The Lord said to him, "Take off your sandals. The place where you are standing is holy. (34) With my own eyes I have seen the suffering of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now I am sending you back to Egypt." (35) This was the same Moses that the people rejected by saying, "Who made you our leader and judge?" God's angel had spoken to Moses from the bush. And God had even sent the angel to help Moses rescue the people and be their leader. (36) In Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the desert, Moses rescued the people by working miracles and wonders for forty years. (37) Moses is the one who told the people of Israel, "God will choose one of your people to be a prophet, just as he chose me." (38) Moses brought our people together in the desert, and the angel spoke to him on Mount Sinai. There he was given these life-giving words to pass on to us. (39) But our ancestors refused to obey Moses. They rejected him and wanted to go back to Egypt. (40) The people said to Aaron, "Make some gods to lead us! Moses led us out of Egypt, but we don't know what's happened to him now." (41) Then they made an idol in the shape of a calf. They offered sacrifices to the idol and were pleased with what they had done. (42) God turned his back on his people and left them. Then they worshiped the stars in the sky, just as it says in the Book of the Prophets, "People of Israel, you didn't offer sacrifices and offerings to me during those forty years in the desert. (43) Instead, you carried the tent where the god Molech is worshiped, and you took along the star of your god Rephan. You made those idols and worshiped them. So now I will have you carried off beyond Babylonia." (44) The tent where our ancestors worshiped God was with them in the desert. This was the same tent that God had commanded Moses to make. And it was made like the model that Moses had seen. (45) Later it was given to our ancestors, and they took it with them when they went with Joshua. They carried the tent along as they took over the land from those people that God had chased out for them. Our ancestors used this tent until the time of King David. (46) He pleased God and asked him if he could build a house of worship for the people of Israel. (47) And it was finally King Solomon who built a house for God. (48) But the Most High God doesn't live in houses made by humans. It is just as the prophet said, when he spoke for the Lord, (49) "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? In what place will I rest? (50) I have made everything." (51) You stubborn and hardheaded people! You are always fighting against the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did. (52) Is there one prophet that your ancestors didn't mistreat? They killed the prophets who told about the coming of the One Who Obeys God. And now you have turned against him and killed him. (53) Angels gave you God's Law, but you still don't obey it. (54) When the council members heard Stephen's speech, they were angry and furious. (55) But Stephen was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked toward heaven, where he saw our glorious God and Jesus standing at his right side. (56) Then Stephen said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right side of God!" (57) The council members shouted and covered their ears. At once they all attacked Stephen (58) and dragged him out of the city. Then they started throwing stones at him. The men who had brought charges against him put their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. (59) As Stephen was being stoned to death, he called out, "Lord Jesus, please welcome me!" (60) He knelt down and shouted, "Lord, don't blame them for what they have done." Then he died.
Acts 8:1 CEV
(1) Saul approved the stoning of Stephen. Some faithful followers of the Lord buried Stephen and mourned very much for him. At that time the church in Jerusalem suffered terribly. All of the Lord's followers, except the apostles, were scattered everywhere in Judea and Samaria.

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