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STORY 107 Stephen Is Stoned THE man kneeling here is Stephen. He is a faithful disciple of Jesus. But look at what’s happening to him now! These men are throwing big stones at him. Why do they hate Stephen so much that they are doing this terrible thing? Let’s see. God has been helping Stephen to do wonderful miracles. These men don’t like this, and so they get into an argument with him about his teaching the people the truth. But God gives Stephen great wisdom, and Stephen shows that these men have been teaching false things. This makes them even angrier. So they grab him, and call in people to tell lies about him. The high priest asks Stephen: ‘Are these things true?’ Stephen answers by giving a fine talk from the Bible. At the end of it, he tells how bad men hated Jehovah’s prophets long ago. Then he says: ‘You are just like those men. You killed God’s servant Jesus, and you have not obeyed God’s laws.’ This makes these religious leaders very angry! They grind their teeth in rage. But then Stephen lifts his head up, and says: ‘Look! I see Jesus standing at the right side of God in heaven.’ At this, these men put their hands over their ears and rush at Stephen. They grab him and drag him outside the city. Here they take their coats off and give them to the young man Saul to take care of. Do you see Saul? Then some of the men begin throwing stones at Stephen. Stephen kneels down, as you can see, and he prays to God: ‘Jehovah, do not punish them for this bad thing.’ He knows some of them have been fooled by the religious leaders. After that Stephen dies. When someone does something bad to you, do you try to hurt them back, or ask God to hurt them? That’s not what Stephen or Jesus did. They were kind even to those who were unkind to them. Let’s try to copy their example.
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PRIČA Stjepan je kamenovan ČOVJEK koji kleči je Stjepan. On je vjeran Isusov učenik. Ali pogledaj što mu se sada događa! Ovi ljudi bacaju na njega ogromno kamenje! Zašto toliko mrze Stjepana i čine mu tako užasne stvari? Da vidimo. Bog je pomogao Stjepanu da učini divno čudo. To se nije svidjelo ovim ljudima i zato su se s njim prepirali o učenju istine. Ali Bog je dao Stjepanu veliku mudrost i on je pokazao da ovi ljudi uče pogrešne stvari. To ih je još više razljutilo. Zato su ga uhvatili i pozvali ljude da govore laži o njemu. Vrhovni je svećenik pitao Stjepana: “Jesu li te stvari istinite?” Stjepan mu je odgovorio, dajući dobro svjedočanstvo iz Biblije. Na kraju je rekao kako su zli ljudi mrzili Jehovine proroke prije mnogo godina. I zatim je dodao: “Vi ste kao i ti ljudi. Ubili ste Božjeg slugu Isusa, i ne slušate Božji zakon.” Religiozni vođe su sada već bili vrlo ljuti. Škripali su zubima od bijesa. Ali Stjepan je podigao glavu i rekao: “Pogledajte! Vidim Isusa, kako stoji s desne strane Bogu na nebu.” Na to su ljudi zatvorili uši i navalili na Stjepana. Uhvatili su ga i odveli izvan grada. Tamo su skinuli ogrtače i dali ih mladom čovjeku, Saulu, da se brine za njih. Vidiš li Saula? Tada su neki bacili kamenje na Stjepana. On je kleknuo, kao što vidiš, i molio se je Bogu: “Jehova, nemoj ih kazniti za ovu zlu stvar!” Znao je da su neki od njih bili zaluđeni od religioznih vođa. Nakon toga Stjepan je umro. Kada ti netko učini nešto nažao, pokušavaš li mu vratiti ili tražiš Boga da ga on kazni? To nije ono što su Isus i Stjepan činili. Oni su bili dobri i prema onima koji su njima bili zli. Pokušajmo slijediti taj primjer.