Some Jews threw Stephen outside Jerusalem and stoned him to death. Saul (who later became the apostle Paul) stood nearby and “was approving of the murder of ” Stephen.
يُخْبِرُنَا ٱلْكِتَابُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسُ أَنَّ إِسْتِفَانُوسَ ،‏ أَحَدَ أَتْبَاعِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ ،‏ كَانَ تَقِيًّا وَ « مُمْتَلِئًا نِعْمَةً وَقُدْرَةً » .‏