Acts 8:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² The godly men who buried Stephen’s body mourned over his loss very deeply.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² [A party of] devout men with others helped to carry out and bury Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

Common English Bible

² Some pious men buried Stephen and deeply grieved over him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen's funeral, and they made a great mourning over him.

Acts 8:2 Cross References

Acts 10:2

He was very devoted [to his religious principles] and had great respect for God, along with the members of his household. He gave [money] liberally to poor people and prayed to God regularly.

Acts 2:5

Now some devoted Jews from every nation of the world were visiting Jerusalem [for the Pentecost festival].

Luke 2:25

Now there was a righteous and devoted man named Simeon at Jerusalem, who was expecting the consolation of the Israelites [i.e., the coming of the Messiah to save them], and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Acts 8:1

And Saul was in full agreement with Stephen being put to death. And a great persecution broke out against the Jerusalem church, and all the disciples, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the districts of Judea and Samaria.

Acts 8:3

But Saul brought devastation to the church by entering everyone’s house and dragging men and women off to jail.

Mark 6:29

And when John’s disciples heard [what had happened] they took his body and buried it in a grave.