Verse 55

Acts 7:55

New Living Translation

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55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God (Elohim), and he saw Yashua (Jesus) standing in the place of honor at God (Elohim)’s right hand.

Original Language Text

greek

ὑπάρχων δὲ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου ἀτενίσας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἶδεν δόξαν θεοῦ καὶ Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ,

English Translation

And being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

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Chapter 7 Context

1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these accusations true?” Focus ↗

2 This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God (Elohim) appeared to... Focus ↗

3 God (Elohim) told him, ‘Leave your native land and your relatives, and come into the land that I wil... Focus ↗

4 So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God (Elohim... Focus ↗

5 “But God (Elohim) gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God (Elohim) did p... Focus ↗

6 God (Elohim) also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be op... Focus ↗

7 ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God (Elohim) said, ‘and in the end they will come... Focus ↗

8 “God (Elohim) also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became th... Focus ↗

9 “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. Bu... Focus ↗

10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God (Elohim) gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt... Focus ↗

11 “But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food. Focus ↗

12 Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons — our ancestors — to buy some. Focus ↗

13 The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to... Focus ↗

14 Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons... Focus ↗

15 So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors. Focus ↗

16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price fro... Focus ↗

17 “As the time drew near when God (Elohim) would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our peo... Focus ↗

18 But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph. Focus ↗

19 This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies s... Focus ↗

20 “At that time Moses was born — a beautiful child in God (Elohim)’s eyes. His parents cared for him a... Focus ↗

21 When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son. Focus ↗

22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action. Focus ↗

23 “One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel. Focus ↗

24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, kil... Focus ↗

25 Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God (Elohim) had sent him to rescue them, but... Focus ↗

26 “The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker.... Focus ↗

27 “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked. Focus ↗

28 ‘Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?’ Focus ↗

29 When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his... Focus ↗

30 “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a bur... Focus ↗

31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the LO... Focus ↗

32 ‘I am the God (Elohim) of your ancestors — the God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses sho... Focus ↗

33 “Then the LORD said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. Focus ↗

34 I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come... Focus ↗

35 “So God (Elohim) sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who... Focus ↗

36 And by means of many wonders and miraculous signs, he led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, an... Focus ↗

37 “Moses himself told the people of Israel, ‘God (Elohim) will raise up for you a Prophet like me from... Focus ↗

38 Moses was with our ancestors, the assembly of God (Elohim)’s people in the wilderness, when the ange... Focus ↗

39 “But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt. Focus ↗

40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us some gods who can lead us, for we don’t know what has become of this Moses... Focus ↗

41 So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing th... Focus ↗

42 Then God (Elohim) turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their god... Focus ↗

43 No, you carried your pagan gods — the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and th... Focus ↗

44 “Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according... Focus ↗

45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God (Elohim) drove out... Focus ↗

46 “David found favor with God (Elohim) and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for... Focus ↗

47 But it was Solomon who actually built it. Focus ↗

48 However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says, Focus ↗

49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as th... Focus ↗

50 Didn’t my hands make both heaven and earth?’ Focus ↗

51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Ho... Focus ↗

52 Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming... Focus ↗

53 You deliberately disobeyed God (Elohim)’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.... Focus ↗

54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rag... Focus ↗

55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God (Elohim),...

56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor... Focus ↗

57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him Focus ↗

58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid t... Focus ↗

59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Yashua (Jesus), receive my spirit.” Focus ↗

60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died. Focus ↗

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Book: Acts
Chapter: Chapter 7 (60 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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