44:007:052 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 44:007:053 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. 44:007:054 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 44:007:055 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 44:007:056 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 44:007:057 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 44:007:058 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. 44:007:059 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 44:007:060 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 44:008:001 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. 44:008:002 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 44:008:003 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 44:008:004 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 44:008:005 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 44:008:006 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 44:008:007 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 44:008:008 And there was great joy in that city. 44:008:009 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 44:008:010 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. 44:008:011 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.