Acts 6:15

And all that sat in the Sanhedrim, looking earnestly upon him, saw his face that it was like the face of an angel.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

In Context

14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

2 Corinthians 3:7For if the ministering of death, by means of a covenant that was written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the sons of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, which glory was to come to an end:

Matthew Henry on Acts 6:9-15

Stephen's Address. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the… Read the whole commentary →

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