19. “I said, ‘Lord, people here know that I went from synagogue to synagogue to imprison and whip those who believe in you.
20. When Stephen, who witnessed about you, was being killed, I was standing there. I approved of his death and guarded the coats of those who were murdering him.’
21. “But the Lord told me, ‘Go! I’ll send you on a mission. You’ll go far away to people who aren’t Jewish.’ ”
22. Up to that point the mob listened. Then they began to shout, “Kill him! The world doesn’t need a man like this. He shouldn’t have been allowed to live this long!”
23. The mob was yelling, taking off their coats, and throwing dirt into the air.