And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Peter of Alexandria
AD 311
Thus first Stephen, pressing on His footsteps, suffered martyrdom, being apprehended in Jerusalem by the transgressors, and being brought before the council, he was stoned, and glorified for the name of Christ, praying with the words, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."
