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

55 But 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.”

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

58 They 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.

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

60 Falling 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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References and Original Words

Verse 54

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction On hearing Ἀκούοντες G191 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural this ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural [the members of the Sanhedrin] were enraged διεπρίοντο G1282 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural . . . ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural . . . αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural . . . καρδίαις G2588 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they gnashed ἔβρυχον G1031 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [their] τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural teeth ὀδόντας G3599 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural at ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Stephen] ὑπάρχων G5225 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular full πλήρης G4134 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Ἁγίου G40 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular of [the] Holy Spirit Πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular looked intently ἀτενίσας G816 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular heaven οὐρανὸν G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] saw εἶδεν G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Jesus Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular standing ἑστῶτα G2476 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular at ἐκ G1537 Preposition the right hand δεξιῶν G1188 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 56

Original words

Look Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction he said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular I see θεωρῶ G2334 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural heaven οὐρανοὺς G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural open διηνοιγμένους G1272 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular standing ἑστῶτα G2476 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular at ἐκ G1537 Preposition the right [hand] δεξιῶν G1188 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 57

Original words

At this δὲ G1161 Conjunction they covered συνέσχον G4912 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural ears ὦτα G3775 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural cried out Κράξαντες G2896 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv μεγάλῃ G3173 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular in a loud voice φωνῇ G5456 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction rushed ὥρμησαν G3729 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural together ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 Adverb at ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 58

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction They dragged [him] ἐκβαλόντες G1544 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural out of ἔξω G1854 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular city πόλεως G4172 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular [and] began to stone [him] ἐλιθοβόλουν G3036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Meanwhile καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural witnesses μάρτυρες G3144 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural laid ἀπέθεντο G659 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural garments ἱμάτια G2440 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural at παρὰ G3844 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural of a young man νεανίου G3494 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular named καλουμένου G2564 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular Saul Σαύλου G4569 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 59

Original words

[While] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they were stoning [him] ἐλιθοβόλουν G3036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Stephen Στέφανον G4736 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular appealed ἐπικαλούμενον G1941 Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . λέγοντα G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular receive δέξαι G1209 Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular spirit πνεῦμά G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 60

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Falling θεὶς G5087 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular on [his] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural knees γόνατα G1119 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural he cried out ἔκραξεν G2896 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in a loud μεγάλῃ G3173 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular voice φωνῇ G5456 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular {do} not μὴ G3361 Adverb hold στήσῃς G2476 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular this ταύτην G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sin ἁμαρτίαν G266 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular against them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction when he had said εἰπὼν G2036 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular he fell asleep ἐκοιμήθη G2837 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

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