# stone, stoning

## Definition:

A stone is a small rock. To “stone” someone is to throw stones and larger rocks at that person with the intention of killing him. A “stoning” is an event in which someone was stoned.

* 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.
* In the New Testament, 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 for 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), [crime](../other/criminal.md), [death](../other/death.md), [Lystra](../names/lystra.md), [testimony](../kt/testimony.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 07:57-58](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/57)
* [Acts 07:59-60](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/59)
* [Acts 14:05](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/05)
* [Acts 14:19-20](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/19)
* [John 08:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/08/04)
* [Luke 13:34](rc://en/tn/help/luk/13/34)
* [Luke 20:06](rc://en/tn/help/luk/20/06)
* [Matthew 23:37-39](rc://en/tn/help/mat/23/37)


## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H68, H69, H810, H1382, H1496, H1530, H2106, H2672, H2687, H2789, H4676, H4678, H5553, H5601, H5619, H6344, H6443, H6697, H6864, H6872, H7275, H7671, H8068, G2642, G2991, G3034, G3035, G3036, G3037, G4074, G4348, G5586
