Acts 7:59

As they stoned Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
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Treated in 9 passages across the library.

  1. Communion with God · John Owen

    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;” —…

  2. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    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.…

  3. Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    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…

  5. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Assurance cites Acts vii. 59

    …that have no more that they can do.” (Luke xii. 4.) “Lord Jesus receive my spirit.” (Acts vii. 59.) Assurance will support a man in pain and sickness, make all his bed, and smooth down…

  6. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    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…

  7. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    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…

  8. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    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…

  9. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    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…

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