KJV ORIGINAL
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They started screaming at the top of their lungs, covered their ears so they wouldn't have to hear another word, and then rushed him all at once.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes people would rather silence the truth than face it.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, Stephen was an early Christian leader and the first martyr, who was on trial before the Jewish council, the Sanhedrin, for his bold preaching about Jesus. He had just delivered a speech accusing the Jewish leaders of consistently rejecting God's prophets, including Jesus, which provoked their outrage. This verse describes the immediate violent reaction of the crowd as they rushed to stone him to death.
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