Acts 7:59

and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

58and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul:

60And putting down his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not impute this sin to them. And saying this, he fell asleep.

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Cross References

Luke 23:46And calling with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, He expired.

Acts 9:14and he here has authority from the chief priests to bind all those calling on thy name.

Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arising, be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on His name.

1 Corinthians 1:2to the church of God being in Corinth, to the sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, along with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirs and ours:

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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