Acts 8:2

8:2 Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

Acts 15:9

15:9 and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.

tn Or “mourned greatly for him.”

tn BDAG 231 s.v. διακρίνω 1.b lists this passage under the meaning “to conclude that there is a difference, make a distinction, differentiate.”

tn Or “purifying.”