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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Context of Acts 8:2

1Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. On that day widespread persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem. Most believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him. 3Saul tried to destroy the church. He dragged men and women out of one home after another and threw them into prison. 4The believers who were scattered went from place to place, where they spread 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 2:5Devout Jewish men from every nation were living in Jerusalem.
• Acts 10:2He and everyone in his home were devout and respected God. Cornelius gave many gifts to poor Jewish people and always prayed to God.
• Luke 2:25A man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. He lived an honorable and devout life. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel. The Holy Spirit was with Simeon
• Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to cry about her death.
• Genesis 50:10When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is on the east side of the Jordan River, they began a great and solemn ceremony to mourn Jacob’s death. Joseph took seven days to mourn his father’s death.
• Numbers 20:29The whole community saw that Aaron had died, and all the Israelites mourned for Aaron 30 days.
• Deuteronomy 34:8The Israelites mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for 30 days. Then the time of mourning for him was over.
• 1 Samuel 28:3Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in his hometown Ramah. (Saul had rid the land of mediums and psychics.)
• 2 Samuel 3:31David told Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” King David followed the open casket.
• 2 Chronicles 32:33Hezekiah lay down in death with his ancestors. He was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. When Hezekiah died, all of Judah and the people in Jerusalem honored him. His son Manasseh succeeded him as king.
• 2 Chronicles 35:25Jeremiah sang a funeral song about Josiah. All the male and female singers still sing funeral songs about Josiah today. This became a tradition in Israel. They are written in ⌞the Book of⌟ the Funeral Songs.
• Isaiah 57:1Righteous people die, and no one cares. Loyal people are taken away, and no one understands. Righteous people are spared when evil comes.
• Jeremiah 22:10Don’t cry for the dead. Don’t shake your heads at them. Cry bitterly for those who are taken away, because they won’t come back to see their homeland.
• John 11:31The Jews who were comforting Mary in the house saw her get up quickly and leave. So they followed her. They thought that she was going to the tomb to cry.

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