“Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit' - in his final moment, Stephen prays to 'Lord Jesus' (Kyrie Iēsou), addressing the risen Jesus directly as Lord. The petition 'receive my spirit' (paralambane to pneuma mou) echoes Jesus's own death prayer (Luke 23:46), 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' Stephen's prayer mirrors and continues Jesus's death, establishing martyrdom as participation in Christ's passion.
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