New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 8:2
2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him.
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
1Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him. 3But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would drag away men and women and put them in prison. 4Therefore, those who had been scattered went through places preaching the word.
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συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς καὶ ἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 8:2
- Acts 2:5Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
- Acts 10:2a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.
- Luke 2:25And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came 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 mourned there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed seven days of mourning for his father.
- Numbers 20:29When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, the whole house of Israel wept for Aaron for thirty days.
- Deuteronomy 34:8So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
- 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from 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 walked behind the bier.
- 2 Chronicles 32:33So Hezekiah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the upper section of the tombs of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh became king in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah chanted a song of mourning for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their songs of mourning to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous person perishes, and no one takes it to heart; And devout people are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous person is taken away from evil,
- Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the dead or mourn for him, But weep deeply for the one who goes away; For he will never return Or see his native land.
- John 11:31Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw that Mary had gotten up quickly and left, they followed her, thinking 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
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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
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