non-disciples

Updated: May 3, 2025

Stephen was like Jesus in his burial by non-disciples, as he had been in his death. The eager zeal of the young Pharisee brought new severity into the persecution, in his hunting out his victims in their homes, and in his including women among his prisoners. There is nothing so cruel as so-called religious zeal.

Alexander Maclaren - Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts