# 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), [crime](../other/criminal.md), [death](../kt/death.md), [Lystra](../other/lystra.md), [testimony](../kt/testimony.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 07:57-58](en/tn/act/help/07/57)
* [Acts 07:59-60](en/tn/act/help/07/59)
* [Acts 14:5-7](en/tn/act/help/14/05)
* [Acts 14:19-20](en/tn/act/help/14/19)
* [John 08:4-6](en/tn/jhn/help/08/04)
* [Luke 13:34-35](en/tn/luk/help/13/34)
* [Luke 20:5-6](en/tn/luk/help/20/05)
* [Matthew 23:37-39](en/tn/mat/help/23/37)