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# stone, stoning #
## Definition: ##
A stone is a small rock. The term "stoning" refers to throwing stones and larger rocks at a person in order to kill him.
* In ancient times, stoning was a common method of executing people as punishment for crimes they had committed.
* God commanded the Israelite leaders to stone people for certain sins, such as adultery.
* The New Testament tells of a time that Jesus forgave a woman caught in adultery and stopped people from stoning her.
* Stephen, who was the first person in the Bible to be killed because of testifying about Jesus, was stoned to death.
* In the city of Lystra, the apostle Paul was stoned, but he did not die from his wounds.
(See also: [adultery](../kt/adultery.md) **·** [commit](../other/commit.md) **·** [criminal](../other/criminal.md) **·** [death](../kt/death.md) **·** [lystra](../other/lystra.md) **·** [testimony](../kt/testimony.md))
## Bible References: ##
* [Acts 07:57-58](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/07/57)
* [Acts 07:59-60](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/07/59)
* [Acts 14:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/14/05)
* [Acts 14:19-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/14/19)
* [John 08:4-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/08/04)
* [Luke 13:34-35](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/13/34)
* [Luke 20:5-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/20/05)
* [Matthew 23:37-39](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/23/37)