STEPHEN IS MARTYRED

Acts 6 -7

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Acts 6-7

The believers cared for

widows by giving them
food. Some Jews from
Greece complained that
their widows were not
given as much as the local
widows. The 12 apostles
gathered everyone
together.

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Its not right that we
should neglect our work
teaching people about
Jesus to supervise the
food being given out,
Peter explained.

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Lets choose 7 men who
are full of the Holy Spirit
and wisdom to look
after this matter so the
12 apostles can give all
their attention to prayer
and teaching the Bible.

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They chose Stephen, a man
full of faith and the Holy
Spirit, along with six others
(Philip, Procorus, Nicanor,
Timon, Parmenas, and
Nicolas). The apostles put
their hands on the men and
prayed for them.

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Everyone was pleased and
the seven new deacons
got to work. More and
more people were told
about Jesus.

06

A large number of priests

believed and obeyed the
teachings of Jesus.

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Stephen, one of the seven

men chosen as deacons,
performed many miracles
in the name of Jesus.

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Jews from North Africa,
who did not believe Jesus
had risen from the dead,
argued with Stephen, but
the Holy Spirit helped him
give wise replies to their
taunts.

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These Jews secretly
persuaded other men to
falsely claim, We have heard
Stephen speak blasphemous
words against Moses and
against God.

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Stephen was seized and

taken before the leaders of
the Sanhedrin.

The plotters made

more false accusations:
This fellow never stops
speaking against this
Temple and the law. We
heard him say that Jesus
of Nazareth will destroy
this place and change the
customs Moses handed
down to us.

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The Jewish leaders looked
intently at Stephen, and
they saw that his face was
like the face of an angel.
Are these charges true?
the High Priest demanded.

Stephen explained how the

Jews had refused to listen
to Moses and the prophets
who declared that God
would send a Saviour. They
had then betrayed and
killed Jesus, the Saviour
God had sent.
The leaders were so furious
they snarled and gnashed
their teeth.

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MY NOTES

Stephen, full of the Holy

Spirit, looked up to heaven
and saw the glory of God,
Look, he said, heaven is
open and I can see Jesus
standing at the right hand
of God.
The Jewish leaders put their
hands over their ears, yelled
at the top of their voices,
rushed at Stephen and
dragged him out of the city.

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They took off their coats
and put them at the feet of
a man called Saul. Then they
started hurling large stones
at Stephen.

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While they were stoning him
Stephen prayed, Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit. Then he fell
on his knees and cried out,
Lord, do not hold this sin
against them.

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When he had prayed this his

spirit went to be with Jesus.
He was the first Christian to
be martyred.

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MY NOTES

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