Acts 6:5 introduces Stephen as a man full of faith — these devout men now bury him, showing the cost of his faithful service.

Acts 22:12 describes Ananias as a devout man — same term used for those burying Stephen, linking faithful Jews in early church.

Isaiah 57:1 laments the righteous perish unnoticed — contrasted here as Stephen is devoutly mourned.

In 1 Samuel 25:1, all Israel lamented and buried Samuel, directly paralleling the lamentation for Stephen.

In Matthew 14:12, John's disciples bury his body after martyrdom, directly parallel to Stephen's burial by devout men.

In Mark 6:29, John's disciples take his corpse and lay it in a tomb, echoing Stephen's burial.

In Jeremiah 22:18, no lamentation is made for Jehoiakim, contrasting the great lamentation for Stephen.