Thursday, January 8, 2026

Bible Answer, 139

 

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question:  Who was the first Christian martyr?

 

answer:  Stephen

 

“The Jewish leaders were stung to fury by Stephen’s accusation and ground their teeth in rage. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily upward into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand. And he told them, ‘Look, I see the heavens opened and Jesus the Messiah standing beside God, at his right hand!’

 

“Then they mobbed him, putting their hands over their ears, and drowning out his voice with their shouts, and dragged him out of the city to stone him. The official witnesses-the executioners-took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Paul.

 

“And as the murderous stones came hurtling at him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ And he fell to his knees, shouting, ‘Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!’ and with that, he died” (Acts 7:54-60 TLB).

 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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Bible Version: Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted.  Emphasis is added.

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