What did Stephen say before he was stoned in Acts 7?
The supplied context does not quote Stephen’s exact words before he was stoned. It only summarizes that in Acts 7 Stephen gave a long dissertation on Jewish history leading to their Messiah and, like Peter, accused his hearers of having killed and murdered Him, after which they stoned him to death.
Les explains that Acts 7 records Stephen’s long dissertation about Jewish history, leading up to the coming of their Messiah. Stephen, like Peter, accused them of having killed Him and murdering Him. The context then says they finally turned on him and stoned him to death, which is called Stephen’s martyrdom. The transcript does not provide the exact wording of Stephen’s final statements before the stoning.
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Why was Stephen stoned to death?
Stephen was killed by stoning after his speech in Acts 7 reviewed Jewish history up to the Messiah and accused the Jewish leaders of murdering him.
What does Stephen do in Acts 7 before he applies the rebuke to his Jewish audience?
Stephen's speech in Acts 7 traces Israel's history all the way up from Abraham, builds on the Abrahamic covenant and the promises made to the nation, and then applies it to his Jewish audience.