Acts 7:51
American Standard Version
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
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Acts 7:51
New English Translation
51 “You stubborn[a] people, with uncircumcised[b] hearts and ears![c] You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors[d] did!
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- Acts 7:51 sn Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.
- Acts 7:51 tn The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmētoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT hapax legomenon (occurs only once). See BDAG 101-2 s.v. ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.
- Acts 7:51 tn Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)
- Acts 7:51 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
Acts 7:51
New International Version
51 “You stiff-necked people!(A) Your hearts(B) and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
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