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{{quote | text=They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" {{Bible verse|Acts|7|59|lang=WEB}} [[Acts 7:59]]}}{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Stephen [[Image:StephenBeingStoned.jpg|thumb|center|200px]] |subtopics = [[Persecution]]* [[Acts 7]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * [[Stephen (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Stephen]] |}}

{{summary | text=Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the [[Book of Acts]]. He was stoned to death for his beliefsbecause 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.

{{also}} [[===After-effects of Stephen (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Stephen]]death===

{{topics}}* Acts reveals that great persecution arose after Stephen's death. Saul (later the [[Persecutionapostle Paul]]* ) was one of the main perpetrators of this violence. Believers (probably predominantly Hellenistic Jews) left Jerusalem to escape the persecution, and the gospel travelled with them, for example, to cities such as [[Acts 7Antioch]]. So this persecution resulted in expansion of the early church.

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