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!”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:54 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 7:54 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Acts 7:55 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked intently”) has been translated as a finite verb

The Stoning of Stephen

54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious(A) and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit,(B) looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.(C) 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open(D) and the Son of Man(E) standing at the right hand of God.”

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