Acts 7:58 Cross References - WNT

⁵⁸ dragged him out of the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments and giving them into the care of a young man called Saul.

²⁹ They rose, hurried Him outside the town, and brought Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to throw Him down the cliff;

²³ and Jesus was walking in the Temple in Solomon's Portico, ²⁴ when the Jews gathered round Him and kept asking Him, "How long do you mean to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us so plainly." ²⁵ "I have told you," answered Jesus, "and you do not believe. The deeds that I do in my Father's name--they give testimony about me. ²⁶ But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.

¹¹ Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."

¹³ Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.

¹ And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.

¹ Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord, ² went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem. ³ But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven; ⁴ and falling to the ground he heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" ⁵ "Who art thou, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," was the reply. ⁶ "But rise and go to the city, and you will be told what you are to do. ⁷ Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one. ⁸ Then he rose from the ground, but when he had opened his eyes, he could not see, and they led him by the arm and brought him to Damascus. ⁹ And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything. ¹⁰ Now in Damascus there was a disciple of the name of Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" "I am here, Lord," he answered. ¹¹ "Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying. ¹² He has seen a man called Ananias come and lay his hands upon him so that he may recover his sight." ¹³ "Lord," answered Ananias, "I have heard about that man from many, and I have heard of the great mischief he has done to Thy people in Jerusalem; ¹⁴ and here he is authorized by the High Priests to arrest all who call upon Thy name." ¹⁵ "Go," replied the Lord; "he is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My name to the Gentiles and to kings and to the descendants of Israel. ¹⁶ For I will let him know the great sufferings which he must pass through for My sake." ¹⁷ So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." ¹⁸ Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism; ¹⁹ after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.

⁴ I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;

²⁰ and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'

¹² And for this reason Jesus also, in order, by His own blood, to set the people free from sin, suffered outside the gate. ¹³ Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.