Acts 7:52 meaning and explanation

Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

Acts 7:52, Berean Standard Bible

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Stephen is speaking before the Sanhedrin, the council that has just asked whether the charges against him are true. His long speech retells Israel's history to show a pattern: the people repeatedly rejected the leaders God sent, from Joseph to Moses.

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