e is in our houses; and every where
else; and Christ in his humanity dwelt in houses; and is now on our
altars.

7:49. Heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool. What house will
you build me (saith the Lord)? Or what is the place of my resting?

7:50. Hath not my hand made all these things?

7:51. You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always
resist the Holy Ghost. As your fathers did, so do you also.

7:52. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they
have slain them who foretold of the coming of the Just One: of whom you
have been now the betrayers and murderers.

7:53. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels and have
not kept it.

7:54. Now hearing these things, they were cut to the heart: and they
gnashed with their teeth at him.

7:55. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to
heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of
God. And he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man
standing on the right hand of God.

7:56. And they, crying out with a loud voice, stopped their ears and
with one accord ran violently upon him.

7:57. And casting him forth without the city, they stoned him. And the
witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose
name was Saul.

7:58. And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying: Lord Jesus, receive
my spirit.

7:59. And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying:
Lord, lay not his sin to their charge: And when he had said this, he
fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his death.

Acts Chapter 8

Philip converts the Samaritans and baptizes the eunuch.

8:1. And at that time, there was raised a great persecution against the
church which was at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed through the
countries of Judea, and Samaria, except the apostles.

8:2. And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral and made great
mourning over him.

8:3. But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to
house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.

8:4. They therefore that were dispersed went about preaching the word of
God.

8:5. And Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto
them.

8:6. And the people with one accord were attentive to those things which
were said by Philip, hearing, and seeing the miracles which he did.

8:7. For many of them who had unclean spir