51 “You men who are (A)stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. 52 (B)Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of (C)the Righteous One, and (D)you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him; 53 you who received the Law as (E)ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.”

Stephen Put to Death

54 Now when they heard this, they were (F)infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But he, being (G)full of the Holy Spirit, (H)looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing (I)at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the (J)heavens opened and (K)the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one [a]mind. 58 When they had (L)driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and (M)the witnesses (N)laid aside their cloaks at the feet of (O)a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he (P)called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then he (Q)fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, (R)do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he [b](S)fell asleep.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:57 Or purpose
  2. Acts 7:60 I.e., died

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