# Acts 7:52

> Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—

— Acts 7:52, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 5:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/5/12
- 1 Kings 19:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/19/10
- 2 Chronicles 36:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/36/16
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-thessalonians/2/15
- Jeremiah 2:30 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/2/30
- Matthew 23:31-37 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/23/31
- Luke 11:47-51 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/11/47
- Acts 3:14-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/3/14

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/52
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).