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Acts 22:20

Stephen
Guilt and conscienceSin

18 and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

19 ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
KJV
And 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.
WEB
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
ASV
and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.
DARBY
and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
BLB
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was poured out, I myself was also standing by and consenting and watching over the garments of those killing him.’
ÅB
og da blodet av Stefanus, ditt vitne, ble utgytt, sto jeg også hos og samtykte i det og tok vare på klærne til dem som slo ham ihjel.
OTB
Og da blodet av din martyr Stefan ble utøst, var jeg der, ga min godkjenning og voktet klærne til dem som henrettet ham.’
B1930
og da blodet av Stefanus, ditt vidne, blev utgytt, stod jeg også hos og samtykte i det og tok vare på klærne til dem som slo ham ihjel.

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  • Acts 7:58

    They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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  • Acts 8:1

    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

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  • Romans 1:32

    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

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  • Revelation 2:13

    I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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  • Luke 11:48

    So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

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  • Revelation 17:6

    I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

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  • Acts 26:10

    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

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