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Martyr in the Bible - a Christian perspective
One of the first martyrs to die for his faith in Christ was Stephen, who was seized by his enemies, put on trial, and stoned. Even as he was murdered, Stephen asked God to forgive his killers.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%207:54-60&version=NIV
Stephen in the Bible: Acts 7:1-60
Stephen was a follower of Christ who was killed when he wouldn't stop his preaching. His last words were to beg for God's mercy on his killers--following the example of Christ even to the point of a painful death.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%207:1-60&version=NIV
Russian The Church Meets Trouble
Russian: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Russian.pdf
Japanese The Church Meets Trouble
Japanese: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/japanese/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Japanese.pdf
Hebrew The Church Meets Trouble
Hebrew: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hebrew/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Hebrew.pdf
Steven's Speech to the Sanhedrin and His Stoning
From Acts 7
http://biblica.com/bible/verse/index.php?q=Acts7
Hindi The Church Meets Trouble
Hindi: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hindi/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Hindi.pdf
Arabic The Church Meets Trouble
Arabic: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/arabic/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Arabic.pdf
Tagalog The Church Meets Trouble
Tagalog: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/tagalog/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Tagalog.pdf
Spanish The Church Meets Trouble
Spanish: Ananias and Sapphira are deceivers and die. Many miracles are done by the apostles even though they are persecuted. Stephen is arrested and then stoned to death while asking God to forgive them. He is the first Christian martyr. The Christians flee and take the Gospel everywhere.
http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/spanish/The%20Church%20Meets%20Trouble%20Spanish.pdf