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Acts 7:58

Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he kneeled down,.... It seems as if he stood before while they were stoning him, and while he was commending his soul to Christ, but now he kneeled down; prayer may be performed either kneeling or…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And cast him out of the city - This was in accordance with the usual custom. In Lev 24:14, it was directed to bring forth him that had cursed without the camp; and it was not usual, the Jewish writers…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Cast him out of the city, and stoned him - They did not however wait for any sentence to be pronounced upon him; it seems they were determined to stone him first, and then prove, after it had been…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 7:54-60

We have here the death of the first martyr of the Christian church, and there is in this story a lively instance of the outrage and fury of the persecutors (such as we may expect to meet with if we…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and cast him out of the city, and stoned him In accordance with the Law (Lev 24:14) the person to be stoned must be carried without the camp, and to the people of Jerusalem the walls of the city were…