Nave’s Topical Bible
Stephen
9 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
(A Christian martyr)
- Appointed one of the committee of seven to oversee the daily ministration
- Faith and power of
- False charges against
- Defense of
- Stoned
- Burial of
- Gentle and forgiving spirit of
Bible verses about “Stephen”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Acts 6:3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
- Acts 6:5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
- Acts 6:6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
- Acts 6:8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
- Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
- Acts 6:10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
- Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
- Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
- Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
- Acts 6:14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
- Acts 6:15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
- Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
- Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
- Acts 7:56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
- Acts 7:57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
- Acts 7:58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
- Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
- Acts 7:60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 8:1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
- Acts 22:20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
- Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.