ISB ~ Acts 7 v58

stoned him:A crude means of execution always staged outside Israelite camps and cities (Num 15:35). Although the Sanhedrin was formally prohibited from admin

istering this and other forms of capital punishment under Roman rule (Jn 18:31), the enraged mob took matters into their own hands. See note on Acts 6:8-7:60. Saul: The initial appearance of Saul prepares for his prominent role later in the book as Paul the Apostle. By ancient standards, he was a young man between 24 and 40 years old.