Cast him out of the city; that the city might not be polluted with his blasphemy. Stoned him; this punishment was appointed for such as seduced them to the worship of false gods, Deuteronomy 13:6,10; and though all power of capital punishment was taken from them, as they themselves confess, 1 Thessalonians 18:31, yet what will not popular rage attempt? The witnesses; who were by the law to cast the first stones, Deuteronomy 17:7, whereby the witnesses, if they had not testified true, did take upon themselves the guilt of the blood that was spilt, and freed the people, who only followed them in the execution. Laid down their clothes; their upper garments, that they might carry and cast down the heavier stones.
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Acts 7:58
58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.