Homiletic Review Acts 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling on God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. A Christian should die praying. Other men die in a way fitting their lives. The ruling passion of life is strong in death. Julius Caesar died adjusting his robes, that he might fall gracefully; Augustus died in a compliment to Livia, his wife; Tiberius in dissimulations; Vespasian in jest. The infidel, Hume, died with pitiful jokes about Charon and his boat; Rousseau with boasting; Voltaire with mingled imprecations and supplications; Paine with shrieks of agonising remorse; multitudes die with sullenness, others with blasphemies faltering on their tongues. But the Christian should die praying; for "Prayer is the Christian's vital breath," etc. "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! " This is the prayer of faith, commending the immortal spirit to the covenant care of Jesus. (Homiletic Review.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.WEB: They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" |
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