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Stephen in the Bible.

One of the seven, the first martyr, stoned in Jerusalem. The King James Version names Stephen in 7 verses, from Acts 6:5 to Acts 22:20.

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Stephen’s own words.

Stephen speaks in 55 verses of the King James Version, all in Acts.

He also passes on the LORD’s words in 9 verses and Moses’s words in 1 verse.

His first words in the Bible
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
Acts 7:2 ›

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Who Stephen was.

One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asleep” with a prayer for his persecutors on his lips (7:60). Devout men carried him to his grave (8:2).

It was at the feet of the young Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, that those who stoned him laid their clothes (comp. Deut. 17:5-7) before they began their cruel work. The scene which Saul then witnessed and the words he heard appear to have made a deep and lasting impression on his mind (Acts 22:19, 20).

The speech of Stephen before the Jewish ruler is the first apology for the universalism of the gospel as a message to the Gentiles as well as the Jews. It is the longest speech contained in the Acts, a place of prominence being given to it as a defence.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Stephen’s story.

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All 7 verses that name Stephen.

Acts 7

  • Acts 6:5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
  • Acts 6:8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
  • Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
  • Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
  • Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
  • Acts 11:19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
  • Acts 22:20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Questions about Stephen.

Who was Stephen in the Bible?

One of the seven, the first martyr, stoned in Jerusalem. The King James Version names Stephen in 7 verses, from Acts 6:5 to Acts 22:20.

Where does Stephen speak in the Bible?

In 55 verses of the King James Version, all in Acts. His first words are in Acts 7:2.

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