Twentieth_Century(i)
54 As they listened to this, the Council grew frantic with rage, and gnashed their teeth at Stephen.
55 He, filled as he was with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes intently on the heavens, and saw the Glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand.
56 "Look," he exclaimed, "I see Heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand!"
57 At this, with a loud shout, they stopped their ears and all rushed upon him, forced him outside the city,
58 And began to stone him, the witnesses laying their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, while he cried to the Lord: "Lord Jesus! receive my spirit!"
60 Falling on his knees, he called out loudly: "Lord! do not charge them with this sin;" and with these words he fell asleep.
8 1 Saul approved of his being put to death. On that very day a great persecution broke out against the Church which was in Jerusalem; and its members, with the exception of the Apostles, were all scattered over the districts of Judea and Samaria.
2 Some religious men buried Stephen, with loud lamentations for him.
3 But Saul began to devastate the Church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.