Acts 7:60

Acts 7:60 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Context of Acts 7:60

58and after they had thrown him out of the city, they began to stone him to death. The witnesses left their coats with a young man named Saul. 59While council members were executing Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, welcome my spirit.” Then he knelt down and shouted, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them.” After he had said this, he died.

Acts 7:60 word by word

θεὶς δὲ τὰ γόνατα ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· κύριε, μὴ στήσῃς αὐτοῖς ταύτην τὴν ἁμαρτίαν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐκοιμήθη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he kneeledτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• downὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• downγόνυgonu · a kneeG1119
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• with aφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• layἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• notμήmē · notG3361
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• to theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he had saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• he fell asleepκοιμάωkoimaō · to sleepG2837

Cross-references for Acts 7:60

• Acts 9:40Peter made everyone leave the room. He knelt and prayed. Then he turned toward the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” Tabitha opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.
• Acts 20:36When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with all of them.
• Acts 21:5When our time was up, we started on our way. All of them with their wives and children accompanied us out of the city. We knelt on the beach, prayed,
• Ezra 9:5At the evening sacrifice I got up from my misery, and with my clothes torn, I knelt down, stretched out my hands to the Lord my God in prayer,
• Daniel 6:10When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house. An upper room in his house had windows that opened in the direction of Jerusalem. Three times each day he got down on his knees and prayed to his God. He had always praised God this way.
• Luke 22:41Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,
• Matthew 5:44But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
• Luke 6:28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who insult you.
• Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they’re doing.” Meanwhile, the soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.
• Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you. Bless them, and don’t curse them.
• Acts 13:36After doing God’s will by serving the people of his time, David died. He was laid to rest with his ancestors, but his body decayed.
• 1 Corinthians 11:30This is the reason why many of you are weak and sick and quite a number ⌞of you⌟ have died.
• 1 Corinthians 15:6Then he appeared to more than 500 believers at one time. (Most of these people are still living, but some have died.)
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about those who have died. We don’t want you to grieve like other people who have no hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:10He died for us so that, whether we are awake in this life or asleep in death, we will live together with him.

Commentaries on Acts 7:60

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 60He kneeled down - That he might die as the subject of his heavenly Master - acting and suffering in the deepest submission to his Divine will and permissive providence; and, at the same time, showing the genuine nature of the religion of his Lord, in pouring out his prayers with his blood in behalf of his murderers! Lay not this sin to their charge - That is, do not impute it to them so as to exact punishment. How much did the servant resemble his Lord…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 60And he kneeled down - This seems to have been a “voluntary” kneeling; a placing himself in this position for the purpose of “prayer,” choosing to die in this attitude. Lord - That is, Lord Jesus. See the notes on Acts 1:24. Lay not … - Forgive them. This passage strikingly resembles the dying prayer of the Lord Jesus, Luke 23:34. Nothing but the Christian religion will enable a man to utter such sentiments in his dying moments. He fell asleep - This is…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 59-60Stephen’s prayer, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them," is very similar to the prayer Jesus prayed when he was on the cross (Luke 23:34). Jesus taught his followers the importance of forgiveness and prayer (Matthew 6:14–15; Mark 11:25; see Luke 11:4; 17:3–4; Luke 11:5–10; 18:1–8; see also Acts 1:12–15; 4:23–31; 12:5; James 5:16–18). The Lord gave a positive answer to Stephen’s prayer as it relates to Saul (Acts 9:1–43).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 59-6059-60. calling upon God and saying, Lord Jesus, &c.--An unhappy supplement of our translators is the word "God" here; as if, while addressing the Son, he was really calling upon the Father. The sense is perfectly clear without any supplement at all--"calling upon [invoking] and saying, Lord Jesus"; Christ being the Person directly invoked and addressed by name (compare Ac 9:14). Even Grotius, De Wette, Meyer, &c., admit this, adding several other examples…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 7:60

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Enemy
• Good for Evil
• Homicide
• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Martyrdom
• Resignation
• Stephen

In the dictionaries

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• Acts of the Apostles
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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