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{{quote | text={{web_verse|acts|7|59}} [[Acts 7:59]]}}
{{Infobox_Contents |''Synopsis:'' topic_name = Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the [[Book of Acts]]. He was stoned to death for his beliefs, described in [[Acts 7]].| ----__TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Persecution]]* [[Acts 7]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}} * [[Stephen (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Stephen]]| ==Main article==}}
Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the [[Book of Acts]]. He was stoned to death because of accusations of blasphemy, described in [[Acts 7]]. The [[apostle Paul]] (Saul) was present at Stephen's death, giving approval to it. Following his death, which probably occurred some time around [[33 AD]], the Jews of the early church became dispersed throughout Judea, Samaria and their Diaspora homelands, taking the gospel with them.
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