Acts 7:54-60
English Standard Version
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things (A)they were enraged, and they (B)ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, (C)full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw (D)the glory of God, and Jesus standing (E)at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see (F)the heavens opened, and (G)the Son of Man standing (H)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 (I)they cast him out of the city and (J)stoned him. And (K)the witnesses laid down their garments (L)at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, (M)he called out, “Lord Jesus, (N)receive my spirit.” 60 And (O)falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, (P)“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, (Q)he fell asleep.
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- Acts 7:57 Or rushed with one mind
Acts 7:54-60
Lexham English Bible
Stephen’s Martyrdom
54 Now when they[a] heard these things, they were infuriated in their hearts and gnashed their[b] teeth at him. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and[c] saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57 But crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears and rushed at him with one purpose. 58 And after they[d] had driven him[e] out of the city, they began to stone[f] him,[g] and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they kept on stoning Stephen as he[h] was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 And falling to his[i] knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” And after he[j] said this, he fell asleep.[k]
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- Acts 7:54 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 7:54 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 7:55 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked intently”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 7:58 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had driven”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 7:58 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 7:58 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began stoning”)
- Acts 7:58 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 7:59 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was calling out”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 7:60 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 7:60 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“said”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 7:60 Or “he passed away”
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