The Bible In Paintings 121A: STEPHEN, JESUS' FIRST MARTYR – Part 1

c.2,200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

STEPHEN,

JESUS'

FIRST

MARTYR

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31 A.D.

ACTS of the APOSTLES
Chap. 6:8 thru 7:60, abridged

8Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen.

11Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

12So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 13They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”

15All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

7:1Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”

2To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me!... 51You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—53you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it.”

54When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

57At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

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by DANIELLE TAYABAS
"Saint Stephen the Martyr"

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by LUIS DE MORALES
"Saint Stephen"

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by CARPACCIO
"La Prédication de Saint Etienne à Jérusalem"

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by MARIOTTO DI NARDO
"St Stephen Preaching"

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by FRA ANGELICO


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by FRA ANGELICO

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by FRA FILIPPO LIPPI
"Disputation in the Synagogue"

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by JOSEF ARNOLD the Elder

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by VITTORE CARPACCIO
"Disputation of St Stephen"

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"Stephen before the Sanhedrin"

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by PAOLO UCCELLO
"Disputation of St Stephen"

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by SIR EDWARD POYNTER
"The Trial of St. Stephen"

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by JUAN DE JUANES, 1562
"Saint Stephen in the Synagogue"

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by JUAN DE JUANES, 1562
"Saint Stephen Accused of Blasphemy"

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by ANDREA VACCARO
"Saint Stephen Taken to His Martyrdom"

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by ANTONIO CARRACCI
"The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen"

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by ANNIBALE CARRACCI
"The Stoning of Saint Stephen"

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by MARIOTTO DI NARDO

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by BARTHOLOMEUS BREENBERGH
"The Stoning of Saint Stephen"

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by JACQUES STELLA
"The Martyrdom of St. Stephen"

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by ANNIBALE CARRACCI
"The Stoning of Saint Stephen"

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by FRANZ XAVER WAGENSCHON
"Stoning of St. Stephen"

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by REMBRANDT
"Stoning of St. Stephen"

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by DOSSO & BATTISTA DOSSI
"The Stoning of Saint Stephen"

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by VITTORE CARPACCIO
"The Stoning of St Stephen"

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by BERNARDO CAVALLINO
"The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen"

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by JEAN BAPTISTE DE CHAMPAIGNE
"The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen"

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by LORENZO LOTTO
"The Martyrdom of St Stephen"

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by FRA ANGELICO
"The Stoning of St Stephen"

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by GIORGIO VASARI
"Martyrdom of St Stephen"

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Saint Stephen"

38 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANTHONY VAN DYCK
"The Stoning of Saint Stephen"

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by FILIPPO LIPPI
"The Martyrdom of St Stephen"

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40 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by Foxe's Christian Martyrs of the World
"St. Stephen Is Stoned to Death"

To be continued…

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“One Man Gathers What Another Man Spills”...(from the song “St. Stephen” by The Grateful Dead)

Stephen lavishly spilled out his forgiveness as he was being stoned by the mob.

The guy who was holding the coats for the murderers ended up gathering that forgiveness on the Damascus Road.

At least, that is what the song has always meant to me.

I know, perhaps I shouldn’t be looking for the Living among the Dead. :-)

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Blind men...rigid minds...St. Stephens, such a pure soul; the first martyr, the first to bare witness (the Greek word for martyr means witness) to Jesus Christ in both words and deeds.

In Italy St. Stephen Day is a national holiday, the day after Christmas, the day when the remains were brought in procession to the Abbey of Dormition in Jerusalem.

His burial place was not known but in 415 a Christian priest supposedly had a vision of the tomb and located Stephen’s remains. A name inside the tomb confirmed the find.

All the paintings are great. Thank you!

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I am completely unfamiliar with both The Grateful Dead and that song, which certainly takes notice of an interesting dynamic. Were they believers?

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Stephen is sooooooo special. He is rightly celebrated scripturally and by those of us who read of him.

I believe you will like tomorrow's episode, too.

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Not Believers, but well-versed in the Classics. Even the name “Grateful Dead” is from Olde English Literature. Lots of KJV references in their music as well, even though they were a bunch of old hippies. (Love their music, BTW)

Sting also drew heavily from Chaucer, Arthurian legend, and, ofcourse, the KJV.

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Now, I know. Perhaps, in the end, God did get hold of some of them. Then, you can jam with them forever....

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That would be a heavenly delight! :-)

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Thank you for your faithfulness. Truly a masterpiece thread!

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Thanks, Pat. Two more threads on Stephen waiting in the wings.