Acts 6:15

And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Revised King James New Testament

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 Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:43Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

2 Corinthians 3:7For if the ministry of death, written and engraved in stone, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance; and that glory fading:

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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