Acts 7:59

And they stoned Stephen, who was calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

In Context

58And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.

60And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.

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Cross References

Psalms 31:5Into thy hand I commend my spirit. Thou have redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth.

Luke 23:46And Jesus, having sounded out in a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands I entrust my spirit. And having said these things, he expired.

Acts 9:14And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.

Acts 22:16And now what is it going to be? Having arisen, immerse and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:2to the congregation of God that is at Corinth, to called men, to holy men who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus with all in every place who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--both ours and theirs.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:55-60

Stephen's Martyrdom; Stephen's Dying Prayer. 54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of… Read the whole commentary →

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