Kisah Para Rasul 8:2

8:2 Some ¹  devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation ²  over him. ³ 

Kisah Para Rasul 19:37

19:37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers ⁴  nor blasphemers of our goddess. ⁵ 

[8:2]  ¹ tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[8:2]  ² sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.

[8:2]  ³ tn Or “mourned greatly for him.”

[19:37]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps, “desecrators of temples.”

[19:37]  ⁵ sn Nor blasphemers of our goddess. There was no formal crime with which Paul could be charged. He had the right to his religion as long as he did not act physically against the temple. Since no overt act had taken place, the official wanted the community to maintain the status quo on these religious matters. The remarks suggest Paul was innocent of any civil crime.