Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
54Now hearing these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed with their teeth at him.
Cross References
Isaiah 6:1In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and elevated: and his train filled the temple.
Ezekiel 10:4And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel 11:23And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood over the mount that is on the east side of the city.
Mark 16:19And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God.
John 14:3And if I shall go, and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, you also may be.
Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.
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 →