Acts 8:2
ContextNET © | Some 1 devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation 2 over him. 3 |
NIV © | Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. |
NASB © | Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. |
NLT © | (Some godly men came and buried Stephen with loud weeping.) |
MSG © | Good and brave men buried Stephen, giving him a solemn funeral--not many dry eyes that day! |
BBE © | And God-fearing men put Stephen’s body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him. |
NRSV © | Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. |
NKJV © | And devout men carried Stephen to his burial , and made great lamentation over him. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | Some 1 devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation 2 over him. 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. 2 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. 3 tn Or “mourned greatly for him.” |