Acts 7:57

But they held their hands over their ears and shouted as loudly as they could. They rushed together at him,

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In The King James Version

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

In Context

56“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand.”

58dragged him out of the city, and began to stone him. His accusers laid their coats down beside a young man called Saul.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:4They have venom like that of a poisonous snake, and just like a cobra they stop listening,

Zechariah 7:11But they refused to listen. They were obstinate, turning their backs and closing their ears.

Acts 21:27The seven days were almost over when some Jews from Asia saw Paul in the Temple and incited the crowd against him and seized him.

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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