"And devout men carried Stephen {to his burial}, and made great lamentation over him." — Acts 8:2

Acts 8:2 · KJV

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

— Acts 8:2

And 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 Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Verse 3

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed {them} to prison.

Acts 8 — Context

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

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed {them} to prison.

Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

Cross References

Genesis 50:10-11

And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which {is} beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

Numbers 20:29

And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, {even} all the house of Israel.

2 Chronicles 32:33

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. {chiefest: or, highest}

Acts 10:2

{A} devout {man}, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth {it} to heart: and merciful men {are} taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil {to come}. {merciful...: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness} {from...: or, from that which is evil}

2 Samuel 3:31

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that {were} with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David {himself} followed the bier. {bier: Heb. bed}

Deuteronomy 34:8

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping {and} mourning for Moses were ended.

Acts 2:5

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.