Acts 7:54

Acts 7:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
• New International Version (NIV)When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage.

Context of Acts 7:54

52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, 53you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it." Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

Acts 7:54 word by word

Ἀκούοντες δὲ ταῦτα διεπρίοντο ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν καὶ ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• they were cutδιαπρίωdiapriō · be furiousG1282
• to the heartὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to the heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they gnashedβρύχωbruchō · to gnashG1031
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• withὀδούςodous · toothG3599

Cross-references for Acts 7:54

• Acts 5:33When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.
• Acts 22:22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live."
• Job 16:9He has torn me in his wrath and hated me; he has gnashed his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.
• Psalms 35:16like profane mockers at a feast, they gnash at me with their teeth.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!
• Lamentations 2:16All your enemies rail against you; they hiss, they gnash their teeth, they cry: "We have swallowed her! Ah, this is the day we longed for; now we have it; we see it!"
• Matthew 8:12while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
• Matthew 13:42and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 22:13Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
• Matthew 24:51and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 25:30And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
• Luke 13:28In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.

Commentaries on Acts 7:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54They were cut to the heart - , They were sawn through. See the note on Acts 5:33. They gnashed on him with their teeth - They were determined to hear him no longer; were filled with rage against him, and evidently thirsted for his blood.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54They were cut to the heart - They were exceedingly enraged and indignant. The whole course of the speech had been such as to excite their anger, and now they could restrain themselves no longer. They gnashed on him … - Expressive of the bitterness and malignity of their feeling.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-60Verses 54-60 Nothing is so comfortable to dying saints, or so encouraging to suffering saints, as to see Jesus at the right hand of God: blessed be God, by faith we may see him there. Stephen offered up two short prayers in his dying moments. Our Lord Jesus is God, to whom we are to seek, and in whom we are to trust and comfort ourselves, living and dying. And if this has been our care while we live, it will be our comfort when we die. Here is a prayer…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 54-5654-56. When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, &c.--If they could have answered him, how different would have been their temper of mind!Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 7:54

• Anger
• Court
• Government
• Homicide
• Readings, Select
• Reproof
• Revenge
• Stephen
• Teeth

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Acts 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings