Focused Passage

Acts 7:54-60

Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory

Stephen retells Israel's history to show God's sovereign work beyond fixed places, Israel's repeated rejection of God's deliverers, the leaders' resistance to the Holy Spirit, and the exalted glory of Jesus.

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54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

57At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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Verse 54

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionOn hearingἈκούοντεςG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthisταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural[the members of the Sanhedrin] were enragedδιεπρίοντοG1282Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Plural. . .αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural. . .καρδίαιςG2588Noun - Dative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey gnashedἔβρυχονG1031Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[their]τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralteethὀδόνταςG3599Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralatἐπ’G1909PrepositionhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally On hearing these things, they were cut in their hearts,
Verse 55

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction[Stephen]ὑπάρχωνG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfullπλήρηςG4134Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἉγίουG40Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singularof [the] Holy SpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularlooked intentlyἀτενίσαςG816Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] gloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularstandingἑστῶταG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularatἐκG1537Prepositionthe right handδεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 56

Original words

LookἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI seeθεωρῶG2334Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανοὺςG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralopenδιηνοιγμένουςG1272Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularstandingἑστῶταG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularatἐκG1537Prepositionthe right [hand]δεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 57

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At thisδὲG1161Conjunctionthey coveredσυνέσχονG4912Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralearsὦταG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralcried outΚράξαντεςG2896Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine Singularin a loud voiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrushedὥρμησανG3729Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltogetherὁμοθυμαδὸνG3661Adverbatἐπ’G1909PrepositionhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 58

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-καὶG2532ConjunctionThey dragged [him]ἐκβαλόντεςG1544Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralout ofἔξωG1854PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcityπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[and] began to stone [him]ἐλιθοβόλουνG3036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMeanwhileκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwitnessesμάρτυρεςG3144Noun - Nominative Masculine PlurallaidἀπέθεντοG659Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgarmentsἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralatπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof a young manνεανίουG3494Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularnamedκαλουμένουG2564Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularSaulΣαύλουG4569Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 59

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[While]ΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey were stoning [him]ἐλιθοβόλουνG3036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularStephenΣτέφανονG4736Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularappealedἐπικαλούμενονG1941Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .λέγονταG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularreceiveδέξαιG1209Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularspiritπνεῦμάG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 60

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionFallingθεὶςG5087Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularon [his]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralkneesγόναταG1119Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralhe cried outἔκραξενG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin a loudμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῇG5456Noun - Dative Feminine SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular{do} notμὴG3361AdverbholdστήσῃςG2476Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularthisταύτηνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularagainst themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhen he had saidεἰπὼνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe fell asleepἐκοιμήθηG2837Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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