Acts 8:2

Acts 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
• New International Version (NIV)Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)

Context of Acts 8:2

1And 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. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. 4Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.

Acts 8:2 word by word

συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς καὶ ἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• devoutεὐλαβήςeulabēs · devoutG2126
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• carriedσυγκομίζωsugkomizō · to entombG4792
• Stephenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• StephenΣτέφανοςStephanos · StephenG4736
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• lamentationκοπετόςkopetos · lamentationG2870
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 8:2

• Acts 2:5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
• Acts 10:2a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.
• Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Genesis 23:2And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Genesis 50:10When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and grievous lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
• Numbers 20:29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
• Deuteronomy 34:8And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
• 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land.
• 2 Samuel 3:31Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier.
• 2 Chronicles 32:33And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 35:25Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments.
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
• Jeremiah 22:10Weep not for him who is dead, nor grieve for him, but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he shall return no more to see his native land.
• John 11:31When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

Commentaries on Acts 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Devout men carried Stephen to his burial - The Greek word, , signifies not only to carry, or rather to gather up, but also to do every thing necessary for the interment of the dead. Among the Jews, and indeed among most nations of the earth, it was esteemed a work of piety, charity, and mercy, to bury the dead. The Jews did not bury those who were condemned by the Sanhedrin in the burying place of the fathers, as they would not bury the guilty with the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And devout men - Religious men. The word used here does not imply of necessity that they were Christians. There might have been Jews who did not approve of the popular tumult, and the murder of Stephen, who gave him a decent burial. Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus, both Jews, thus gave to the Lord Jesus a decent burial, John 19:38-39. Carried Stephen - The word translated “carried” means properly to “collect,” as fruits, etc. Then it is applied to all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Saul was there: Compare 9:1–2; 22:4; 26:9–11; Galatians 1:13–14. This major attack against the church caused all believers except the apostles to flee. Instead of losing enthusiasm, they preached the good news about Jesus wherever they went.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. and devout men--pious Jews, probably, impressed with admiration for Stephen and secretly inclined to Christianity, but not yet openly declared.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:2

• Burial
• Character
• Church
• Intolerance, Religious
• Jerusalem
• Stephen

In the dictionaries

• Stephen
• Believe
• Bitterness
• Consent
• Devout
• Havock
• Join
• Mourn
• Pray
• Regard

Commentaries on Acts 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings