Act 7:58-60 | NET2full | STEP | When they had driven him out of the city , they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul .

‏ Acts 7:58-60

58 When ^{▼▼tn Grk “And when.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.} they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, ^{▼▼sn They began to stone him. The irony of the scene is that the people do exactly what the speech complains about in v. 52.} and the witnesses laid their cloaks ^{▼▼tn Or “outer garments.”} ^{▼▼sn Laid their cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (in this case for throwing stones).} at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 They ^{▼▼tn Grk “And they.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.} continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then he fell ^{▼▼tn Grk “Then falling to his knees he cried out.” The participle θείς (theis) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.} to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” ^{▼▼sn The remarks Lord Jesus, receive my spirit and Lord, do not hold this sin against them recall statements Jesus made on the cross (Luke 23:34, 46).} When ^{▼▼tn Grk “And when.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.} he had said this, he died. ^{▼▼tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaō) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.}