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Paul and Stephen
How Paul and Stephen are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Paul and Stephen met.
The men who stoned Stephen laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul, who consented to his death. Paul later recalled standing by, "consenting unto his death".
And Saul was consenting unto his death
Acts 8:1, King James Version
when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death
Acts 22:20, King James Version
Where they cross: Acts 7:58-59
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Acts 7:58-59
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.
59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts 8:1
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 Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 22:20
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.
King James Version