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Acts 7:56

"I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

In Context

55But, full of the Holy Spirit and looking up to Heaven, Stephen saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand.

57Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,

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Cross References

Matthew 3:16and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,

Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.

Matthew 26:64"I am He," replied Jesus. "But I tell you that, later on, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Omnipotence, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

Luke 3:21Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,

John 5:22The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,

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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