Acts 7:60

And when he had kneeled down, he cried with a loud voice, and said: Our Lord, establish not this sin against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

In Context

59And they stoned Stephen, while he prayed and said: Our Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:52and graves were opened; and many bodies of saints who slept, arose,

Luke 22:41And he retired from them, about a stone's throw; and kneeled down, and prayed,

Acts 9:40And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.

Acts 20:36And when he had said these things, he fell on his knees and prayed, and all the people with him.

Romans 12:14Bless your persecutors: bless, and curse not.

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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