[a]Then certain men fearing God, [b]carried Stephen among them, to be buried, and made great lamentation for him.

[c]But Saul made havoc of the Church, and entered into every house, and drew out both men and women, and put them into prison.

Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went to and fro preaching the word.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:2 The godly mourn for Stephen after his death, and bury him, showing therein an example of singular faith and charity: but no man prayeth to him.
  2. Acts 8:2 Amongst all the duties of charity which the godly use, there is no mention made of shrining up of relics.
  3. Acts 8:3 The dispersion or scattering abroad of the faithful, is the joining together of Churches.

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