“This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.”
'Was 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 -' - Stephen reviews Israel's history as a pattern of rejecting and killing prophets. 'They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One' refers to the martyrs of Israel's history who prophesied concerning the Messiah. The climactic accusation: 'And now you have betrayed and murdered him' - direct indictment of the crucifixion, for which Stephen holds the Sanhedrin accountable. The Righteous One (ho dikaios) is Jesus, the ultimate prophet.
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