Acts 7:59

So they stoned Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

58dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

60Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."

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Cross References

Luke 23:46Then with a loud cry, Jesus said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!" And after uttering these words, he yielded up his spirit.

Acts 9:14"In this city, too, he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call upon thy name."

Acts 22:16"‘And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling upon his name.’

1 Corinthians 1:2to the Church of God at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all, wherever they are, who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

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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