Acts 8:2 meaning and explanation

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

Acts 8:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Stephen has just been stoned to death, and Luke pauses the fast-moving story to record his burial. The men described as God-fearing are devout Jews who honored the executed disciple with a proper burial and loud lamentation, the customary mourning for someone greatly loved.

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