Acts 7:54-60

Stephen Put to Death

54 Now when they heard this, they were ¹cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.

55 But being ²full of the Holy Spirit, he ³gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing ⁴at the right hand of God;

56 and he said, "Behold, I see the ⁵heavens opened up and ⁶the 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 ⁷driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and ⁸the witnesses ⁹laid aside their robes at the feet of ¹⁰a young man named Saul.

59 They went on stoning Stephen as he ¹¹called on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

60 Then ¹²falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, ¹³do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he ¹⁴fell asleep.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 5:33
• 2. Acts 2:4
• 3. John 11:41
• 4. Mark 16:19
• 5. John 1:51
• 6. Matthew 8:20
• 7. Leviticus 24:14, 16; Luke 4:29
• 8. Deuteronomy 13:9; Deuteronomy 17:7; Acts 6:13
• 9. Acts 22:20
• 10. Acts 8:1; Acts 22:20; Acts 26:10
• 11. Acts 9:14, 21; Acts 22:16; Romans 10:12-14; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Timothy 2:22
• 12. Luke 22:41
• 13. Matthew 5:44; Luke 23:34
• 14. Daniel 12:2; Matthew 27:52; John 11:11; Acts 13:36; 1 Corinthians 15:6, 18, 20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13f; 2 Peter 3:4

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. died