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Podcast: John’s iPad reads The Bible
Episode: Acts 7 Stephen’s martyrdom speech: “You stiff-necked people, are always resisting the Holy Spirit”
Description: “Lord, receive my spirit!" (v. 59)
STEPHEN'S SPEECH (0:00) (0:41)
The high priest asked: "Are these [false accusations] true?"
Stephen replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham…(1:34) God spoke in this way: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and they would enslave and oppress them for four hundred years…(2:33) The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him…(3:46) Joseph invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, 75 people in all…(4:24) As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flo...