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Acts 7:60 (WEB)
He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

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§2635Article 3 · In the Age of the ChurchRead at vatican.va
“In intercession, he who prays looks "not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others," even to the point of praying for those who do him harm.” — Catechism footnote: Phil 2:4; cf. Acts 7:60; Lk 23:28,34.

Jerome, Against Vigilantius
“A single man, Moses, oft wins pardon from God for six hundred thousand armed men; andStephen, the follower of his Lord and the first Christian martyr, entreats pardon for his persecutors; and when once they have entered on their life with Christ, shall they have less power than before?” — editor's note: Acts vii. 59, 60.
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Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History V.2Book V
“And they prayed for those who had inflicted cruelties upon them, even as Stephen, the perfect witness, ‘Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.’” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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Ambrose of Milan, Concerning Repentance I.10Book I
“Did not John himself know that Stephen prayed for his persecutors, who had not been able even to listen to the Name of Christ, when he said of those very men by whom he was being stoned: “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge”?” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 7
“Must we not see, whether he rather be not perfect, who, when he was being stoned, said, “O Lord, lay not this sin to their charge”?” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Sermon on the Mount I.22Book I
“And the blessed Stephen in the Acts of the Apostles prays for those by whom he is being stoned, because they had not yet believed on Christ, and were not fighting against that common grace.” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 6
“The holy Stephen was being stoned, and as they stoned him, on bended knees did he pray for his enemies, and say, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 40
“And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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Tertullian, On Patience Chapter 14
“With this strength of patience, Esaias is cut asunder, and ceases not to speak concerning the Lord; Stephen is stoned, and prays for pardon to his foes.” — editor's note: Acts vii. 59, 60.
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Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 55
“So also Stephen had already put on the appearance of an angel, although they were none other than his human knees which bent beneath the stoning.” — editor's note: Acts vii. 59, 60.
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Cyprian of Carthage, On the Advantage of Patience
“And this we see done in the case of Stephen, who, when he was slain by the Jews with violence and stoning, did not ask for vengeance for himself, but for pardon for his murderers, saying, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”” — editor's note: Acts vii. 60.
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