Acts 7:59 meaning and explanation

While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Acts 7:59, Berean Standard Bible

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Stephen, a deacon accused of blasphemy, is being stoned outside Jerusalem while Saul looks on. As the stones fall, he prays directly to Jesus, asking him to receive his spirit.

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