Acts 7
Treated in 39 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 7:59 As they stoned Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." 8
- 7:60 Then he sank to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." With these words he fell asleep. 5
- 7:56 He said, "Look! I see the heavens opened wide, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand." 4
- 7:22 Moses was schooled in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he had power in what he said and in what he did. 3
- 7:55 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen fixed his gaze on heaven. He saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand. 3
- 7:30 When forty more years had gone by, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire within a bush. 2
- 7:48 Yet the Most High does not make his home in buildings that hands have made, as the prophet says: 2
- 7:51 How stubborn you are! Your hearts and ears are uncircumcised. You are forever fighting against the Holy Spirit, and you do what your ancestors did. 2
- 7:53 The law was given to you through angels, but you have not kept it." 2
- 7:54 Hearing these words, they seethed with fury and ground their teeth at Stephen. 2
- 7:2 Stephen replied, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran. 1
- 7:3 God said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your kin, and come to the land that I will show you.' 1
- 7:4 So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father's death, God moved him from there into this land where you now live. 1
- 7:5 He gave him no share of it to inherit, not even ground enough for one step. But he promised to give it to him and to his descendants after him to hold as their own, while Abraham was still childless. 1
- 7:6 This is what God said: his descendants would live as outsiders in a land that belonged to others, and its people would make them slaves and treat them harshly for 400 years. 1
- 7:7 'But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves,' God said, 'and afterward they will come out and worship me in this place.' 1
- 7:9 The patriarchs envied Joseph and sold him off to Egypt. Yet God stood by him 1
- 7:10 and delivered him from every hardship he met. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and over all his household. 1
- 7:14 Joseph sent for his father Jacob and for all his relatives, seventy-five people in all, 1
- 7:15 and Jacob went down to Egypt. There he died, and so did our forefathers. 1
- 7:16 They were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor at Shechem. 1
- 7:38 He was there in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and with our ancestors, and he received living words to pass on to us. 1
- 7:42 So God turned away and gave them over to worship the stars of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring me slaughtered animals and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel? 1
- 7:44 In the wilderness our ancestors had the tent of the testimony, made as he who spoke to Moses had directed, following the pattern Moses had seen. 1
- 7:52 Which one of the prophets escaped persecution by your ancestors? They killed those who told in advance of the coming of the Righteous One, and you have now become his betrayers and murderers. 1
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Where it is preached
- Holiness ·
Moses — An Example cites Acts vii. 22
…was about. He was a highly educated man, “learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians.” (Acts vii. 22.) He could weigh both sides of the question. Add to it that he did not refuse them…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Christian Conception of God, or the God of the Bible as Distinguished from the God of Christian Science and the God of Modern Philosophy cites Acts 7:55
…in His external form, though not in His invisible essence, is seeable, is also clear from Acts 7:55, 56, where we read: "But he (i.e., Stephen), being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up…
- Freedom of the Will ·
Section XI. The Evidence of Gods Certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of Moral Agents cites Acts vii. 6
…they ripe for destruction, was foretold above four hundred years before, (Gen. xv. 16. Acts vii. 6, 7.) The prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem, and the land of Judah, were…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Acts 7:7
…is essential to the Godhead, as light is to the sun: he is called the ‘God of Glory.’ Acts 7:7. Glory is the sparkling of the Deity; it is so co-natural to the Godhead, that God cannot…
- The Big Story ·
Meant for Good cites Acts 7:9
…were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him” (Acts 7:9). The one rejected by his brothers became the one who saved them. Jesus was rejected by…
- Communion with God ·
What it is wherein we have peculiar fellowship with the Lord Christ cites Acts vii. 10
…“giveth grace” (that is, favour) “unto the humble,” James iv. 6; Gen. xxxix. 21, xli. 37; Acts vii. 10; 1 Sam. ii. 26; 2 Kings xxv. 27, etc. 3. The fruits of the Spirit, sanctifying and…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites Acts 7:22
…was “instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians” and “mighty in his words and works” (Acts 7:22, ASV). Yet his early attempt to deliver Israel through personal action ended in exile.…
- Our Daily Walk ·
February cites Act 7:22
…or treasure-cities in peace—all that the ancient world could offer was at his feet (Act 7:22; Heb 11:24-27). But this had been followed by forty other years—of exile, poverty, and…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites Acts 7:30
…statement, that Christ led the people in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:4. See also Calvin on Acts 7:30, and infra, chap. 14, s. 9). Although the time of humiliation had not yet arrived, the…
- The Big Story ·
The God Who Hears cites Acts 7:30
…a nobody in the wilderness. According to Stephen in the New Testament, forty years go by (Acts 7:30). God hears Meanwhile, back in Egypt: “The Israelites groaned and cried out under their…
- Old Paths ·
Inspiration cites Acts vii. 38
…extravagant if applied to a book containing occasional blemishes, defects, and mistakes. (Acts vii. 38; Rom. iii. 2; Heb. v. 12; 1 Peter iv. 11; Ephes. iv. 8; Heb. i. 8; Acts xxviii. 25; Heb.…
- Freedom of the Will ·
Section III. The Case of Such as Are Given up to God to Sin, and of Fallen Man in General, Proves Moral Necessity and Inability to Be Consistent with Blameworthiness cites Acts vii. 42
…“So I gave them up to their own hearts’ lust, and they walked in their own counsels.” (Acts vii. 42.) “Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven.” (Rom. i. 24.)…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 7 — The Law Given, Not to Retain a People for Itself, but to Keep Alive the Hope of Salvation in Christ Until His Advent cites Acts 7:44
…shadows of corresponding truth) is a mere mockery. Wherefore, both in Stephen’s address (Acts 7:44), and in the Epistle to the Hebrews, great weight is justly given to the passage in which…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Acts 7:48
…those who thought that God could in any way dwell in temples made with hands (Isa. 66:2; Acts 7:48). 31. Hence it is perfectly clear that neither words nor singing (if used in prayer) are…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 1 — Of the True Church cites Acts 7:48
…dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the Prophet, Heaven is my throne,” &c. (Acts 7:48). For God only consecrates temples to their legitimate use by his word. And when we…
- Communion with God ·
The general ways of the saints' acting in communion with the Holy Ghost cites Acts vii. 51
…work, in the dispensation of that great ordinance of the word. Stephen tells the Jews, Acts vii. 51, that they “resisted the Holy Ghost.” How did they do it? Why, as their fathers did it…
- All Things for Good ·
Effectual calling cites Acts vii. 51
…Nay, there is not only impotency, but obstinacy, “Ye do always resist the Holy Ghost” (Acts vii. 51). Besides indisposition to good, there is opposition. (iv.) We are in a state of…
- The Ten Commandments ·
3.2 Degrees of Sin cites Acts 7: 52
…A pagan sins less than a baptised renegade. [9] To persecute religion makes sin greater. Acts 7: 52. To have no religion is a sin, but to endeavour to destroy religion is a greater.…
- The Way Into the Holiest ·
The Glory of Christ's Office cites Acts vii. 53
…of the law. The children of Israel received the law "as it was ordained by angels" (Acts vii. 53, R.v.). It was necessary, therefore, in showing the superiority of the Gospel to the Law…
- The Way Into the Holiest ·
Drifting cites Acts vii. 53
…was the authorized belief also that the Law was given through angels (Deut. xxxiii. 2 ; Acts vii. 53; Gal. iii. 19 ; Heb. ii. 2). And the thought that these strong and sinless beings were…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Acts 7: 54
…these things, they were cut to the heart, and gnashed on him [Stephen] with their teeth.’ Acts 7: 54. ‘Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house.’ 2 Chron 16: 10. Pride and…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
Jesus Christ a Real Man cites Acts 7:55
…into heaven that was given to Stephen at the time he was stoned and killed we read in Acts 7:55, 56, "But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 16 — How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation cites Acts 7:56
…nothing contrary to this doctrine in the testimony of Stephen, that he saw him standing (Acts 7:56), the subject here considered being not the position of his body, but the majesty of his…
- Holiness ·
Assurance cites Acts. vii. 56
…“I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.” (Acts. vii. 56.) Faith is the penitent thief, crying, “Lord, remember me.” (Luke xxiii. 42.) Assurance…
- Knots Untied ·
The Real Presence cites Acts vii. 56
…“Behold, I see heaven opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.” (Acts vii. 56.) Nor ought we to doubt that this special presence was the secret of the fearlessness…
- Communion with God ·
That this communion is distinctly with the Father, Son, and Spirit cites Acts vii. 59
…Stephen, in his solemn dying invocation, fixeth his faith and hope distinctly on him, Acts vii. 59, 60, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;” and, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge;” —…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Sixth Stage cites Acts 7:59
…first of the family from whence your husband sprang, was knocked on the head with stones. Acts 7:59, 60. James, another of this generation, was slain with the edge of the sword. Acts 12:2.…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 1 ·
Day 23 — Stephen Stands Firm cites Acts 7:59–60
…‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” — Acts 7:59–60 (BSB) Stephen was one of the early leaders in the church. The Bible says he was “full of…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.3 The Word cites Acts 7: 59
…Mark 6: 17. The guilty Jews, being told of their crucifying Christ, stoned Stephen. Acts 7: 59. To tell men of sin, is to hold a glass to one that is deformed, who cannot endure to see…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ the Mediator of the Covenant cites Acts 7:59
…invocation proper to the Deity? this is given to Christ. ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Acts 7:59. Is recumbency and trust peculiar to God the Father? this is given to Christ. ‘Ye believe…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 25 — Of the Last Resurrection cites Acts 7:59
…of Christ, who, with good reason, is called “The Shepherd and Bishop” of our souls (Acts 7:59; 1 Pet. 2:25). Moreover, to pry curiously into their intermediate state is neither lawful…
- Old Paths ·
Justification! cites Acts vii. 59
…them when they die, as it did Stephen when he cried, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” (Acts vii. 59.)—Yes: many an one has opposed the doctrine fiercely while he lived, and yet on his death…
- The Key in My Hand ·
The Key to Release cites Acts 7: 60
…Stephen died, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not lay this sin to their charge!” (Acts 7: 60) . He did not pray on behalf of himself for courage, strength, or even to be released…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites Acts 7:60
…warfare. Stephen, while being stoned, prayed, “Lord, lay not this sin to their charge” (Acts 7:60, ASV). His prayer echoes Jesus. Nee's own later silence leaves us without a detailed…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
The Key in My Hand cites ACTS 7:60
…voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. ACTS 7:60 Evans wonders aloud whether Saul of Tarsus, standing by that day, would ever have become…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 7: The Church Begins ·
Stephen Sees Jesus cites Acts 7:60
“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” — Acts 7:60 Stephen was one of the seven helpers. He was full of God’s grace and power, and he did…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Acts 7:14-16
…is through the baptism with the Holy Spirit. But this is not all even yet. We read in Acts 7:14-16 Now when the Apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of…
- Our Daily Walk ·
August cites Act 7:2-5
…THE CLUE to the beginning of this chapter is given in various parts of the Bible. From Act 7:2-5, we learn that the Call to Abram to go forth, which originally came in Ur of the…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Acts 7:54-60
…or teach (1 Corinthians 2:4), when we are tempted (Romans 8:2), when we leave this world (Acts 7:54-60). Let us get this thought firmly fixed now and for all time that the Holy Spirit is One…