New TestamentGospels and Acts of the Apostles |
How did Stephen respond to the accusations? |
He responded with a lengthy, knowledgeable speech about Moses’ life and the Israelites’ sojourn in the wilderness. He concluded his speech with this indictment of his accusers: “You deliberately disobeyed God’s laws, though you received it from the hands of angels.” (NLT, Acts 7:53)