Acts 8:2

“And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 8:2

And deuout men carried Steuen to his buriall, and made great lamentation ouer him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

{Some} devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
- Basic English Bible

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
- Darby Bible

And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral, and made great mourning over him.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
- English Revised Version

Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 8:2

Wesley's Notes for Acts 8:2


8:2 Devout men - Who feared God more than persecution. And yet were they not of little faith? Else they would not have made so great lamentation.



People's Bible Notes for Acts 8:2


Ac 8:2 Devout men carried Stephen [to his burial]. Not disciples, but pious Jews, deeply impressed by the gospel, but not yet brought to its acceptance. They were "devout" like Cornelius the Gentile before his conversion (Ac 10:2). Made great lamentation over him. They made their protest against the deed by a public funeral with all the usual Jewish demonstrations of mourning.

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