Acts 6:15

And looking intently at him, all those who sat in the council saw his face like the face of an angel.

English Majority Text (NT)

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 Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” 1 The Hidden Treasure

2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters on stones, came to be with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently into the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, the glory which was passing away,

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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