Acts 7:60

Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

59So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

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Cross References

Matthew 27:52the tombs opened; and many of God's people who were asleep in death awoke.

Luke 22:41But He Himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed repeatedly, saying,

Acts 9:40Peter, however, putting every one out of the room, knelt down and prayed, and then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, rise." Dorcas at once opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, sat up.

Acts 20:36Having spoken thus, Paul knelt down and prayed with them all;

Romans 12:14Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses.

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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