“And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.”
Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him - the 'godly men' (andres eulabeis, reverent men) conduct proper burial despite the illegality of Stephen's execution. The 'mourned deeply' (pentheo) suggests public lamentation, a sign of honored status. Even those not initially part of the apostolic circle honor Stephen, suggesting his witness had created a wider circle of believers.
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