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Acts 7:50-60
King James Version
Acts 7:50-60
King James Version
50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
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.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Acts 7:50-60
New International Version
Acts 7:50-60
New International Version
51 “You stiff-necked people!(B) Your hearts(C) and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute?(D) They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him(E)— 53 you who have received the law that was given through angels(F) but have not obeyed it.”
The Stoning of Stephen
54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious(G) and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit,(H) looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.(I) 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open(J) and the Son of Man(K) standing at the right hand of God.”
57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city(L) and began to stone him.(M) Meanwhile, the witnesses(N) laid their coats(O) at the feet of a young man named Saul.(P)
59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(Q) 60 Then he fell on his knees(R) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(S) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(T)
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- Acts 7:50 Isaiah 66:1,2
Acts 7:50-60
English Standard Version
Acts 7:50-60
English Standard Version
50 Did not my hand make all these things?’
51 (A)“You stiff-necked people, (B)uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. (C)As your fathers did, so do you. 52 (D)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of (E)the Righteous One, (F)whom you have now betrayed and murdered, 53 you who received the law (G)as delivered by angels and (H)did not keep it.”
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things (I)they were enraged, and they (J)ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, (K)full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw (L)the glory of God, and Jesus standing (M)at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see (N)the heavens opened, and (O)the Son of Man standing (P)at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together[a] at him. 58 Then (Q)they cast him out of the city and (R)stoned him. And (S)the witnesses laid down their garments (T)at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, (U)he called out, “Lord Jesus, (V)receive my spirit.” 60 And (W)falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, (X)“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, (Y)he fell asleep.
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- Acts 7:57 Or rushed with one mind
Acts 7:50-60
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Acts 7:50-60
Christian Standard Bible
Resisting the Holy Spirit
51 “You stiff-necked(B) people with uncircumcised hearts and ears!(C) You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also. 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute?(D) They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers(E) you have now become. 53 You received the law under the direction of angels(F) and yet have not kept it.”
The First Christian Martyr
54 When they heard these things, they were enraged[b] and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.(G) 56 He said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” (H)
57 They yelled at the top of their voices, covered their ears, and together rushed against him. 58 They dragged him out of the city and began to stone(I) him. And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.(J) 59 While they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” (K) 60 He knelt down and cried out with a loud voice,(L) “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” And after saying this, he fell asleep.(M)
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Acts 7:50-60
New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 7:50-60
New American Standard Bible 1995
50 ‘(A)Was it not My hand which made all these things?’
51 “You men who are (B)stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. 52 (C)Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of (D)the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers (E)you have now become; 53 you who received the law as (F)ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.”
Stephen Put to Death
54 Now when they heard this, they were (G)cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But being (H)full of the Holy Spirit, he (I)gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing (J)at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the (K)heavens opened up and (L)the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse. 58 When they had (M)driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and (N)the witnesses (O)laid aside their robes at the feet of (P)a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he (Q)called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then (R)falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, (S)do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he [a](T)fell asleep.
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- Acts 7:60 I.e. died
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