King James Version
Acts 8:2 in the King James Version says “And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.”
Acts 8:2 · KJV
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.
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“carried”
G4792to convey together, i.e., collect or bear away in company with others
“to his burial and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“over”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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