Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” New Living Translation As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” English Standard Version And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Berean Standard Bible While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Berean Literal Bible And as they were stoning Stephen, he was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." King James Bible And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. New King James Version And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” New American Standard Bible They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” NASB 1995 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” NASB 1977 And they went on stoning Stephen as he called upon the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” Legacy Standard Bible They went on stoning Stephen as he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” Amplified Bible They continued stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!” Christian Standard Bible While they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible They were stoning Stephen as he called out: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” American Standard Version And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were stoning Estephanos as he prayed and said, “Our Lord Yeshua, accept my spirit!” Contemporary English Version As Stephen was being stoned to death, he called out, "Lord Jesus, please welcome me!" Douay-Rheims Bible And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. English Revised Version And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. GOD'S WORD® Translation While council members were executing Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, welcome my spirit." Good News Translation They kept on stoning Stephen as he called out to the Lord, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" International Standard Version As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" Literal Standard Version and they were stoning Stephen, [as he was] calling and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”; Majority Standard Bible While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” New American Bible As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” NET Bible They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" New Revised Standard Version While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” New Heart English Bible They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Webster's Bible Translation And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Weymouth New Testament So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." World English Bible They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” Young's Literal Translation and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Stoning of Stephen…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.… Cross References 1 Kings 21:13 And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, "Naboth has cursed both God and the king!" So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death. Psalm 31:5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth. Ecclesiastes 12:7 before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Acts 9:14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name." Acts 9:21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, "Isn't this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn't he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?" Acts 22:16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.' Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, Treasury of Scripture And they stoned Stephen, calling on God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. calling. Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 9:14,21 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name… Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Lord. Psalm 31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. Luke 23:46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Jump to Previous Jesus Prayed Prayer Praying Receive Spirit Spirit Stephen Stoned StoningJump to Next Jesus Prayed Prayer Praying Receive Spirit Spirit Stephen Stoned StoningActs 7 1. Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,2. shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers, 20. before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built; 37. that Moses himself witnessed of Christ; 44. and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time; 51. reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold. 54. Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, 59. who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them. (59) Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.--The words are memorable as an instance of direct prayer addressed, to use the words of Pliny in reporting what he had learned of the worship of Christians, "to Christ as God" (Epist x. 97). Stephen could not think of Him whom he saw at the right hand of God, but as of One sharing the glory of the Father, hearing and answering prayer. And in the prayer itself we trace an echo of words of which Stephen may well have heard. The Son commended His Spirit to the Father (Luke 23:46); the disciple, in his turn, commends his spirit to the Son. The word "God," in the sentence "calling upon God," it should be noted, is, as the italics show, an insertion to complete the sense.Verse 59. - The Lord (in italics) for God (in italics), A.V. The A.V. is certainly not justified by the context, because the words which follow, "Lord Jesus," show to whom the invocation was made, even to him whom he saw standing at the right hand of God. At the same time, the request, Receive my spirit, was a striking acknowledgment of the divinity of Christ. Only he who gave the spirit could receive it back again, and keep it safe unto the resurrection. Compare "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit" (Luke 23:46). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [While]Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they were stoning [him], ἐλιθοβόλουν (elithoboloun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3036: To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate. Stephen Στέφανον (Stephanon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4736: The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian. appealed, ἐπικαλούμενον (epikaloumenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1941: (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. “Lord Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus, Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. receive δέξαι (dexai) Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1209: To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. spirit.” πνεῦμά (pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. Links Acts 7:59 NIVActs 7:59 NLT Acts 7:59 ESV Acts 7:59 NASB Acts 7:59 KJV Acts 7:59 BibleApps.com Acts 7:59 Biblia Paralela Acts 7:59 Chinese Bible Acts 7:59 French Bible Acts 7:59 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 7:59 They stoned Stephen as he called out (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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