Acts 7:59

Acts 7:59 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Context of Acts 7:59

57Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him 58and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul. As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.

Acts 7:59 word by word

καὶ ἐλιθοβόλουν τὸν Στέφανον ἐπικαλούμενον καὶ λέγοντα· κύριε Ἰησοῦ, δέξαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they stonedλιθοβολέωlithoboleō · to stoneG3036
• Stephenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• StephenΣτέφανοςStephanos · StephenG4736
• calling uponἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Acts 7:59

• Acts 2:21But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Acts 9:14And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
• Acts 22:16What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’
• Joel 2:32But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, just as the Lord has said. These will be among the survivors whom the Lord has called.
• Romans 10:12Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
• Psalms 31:5I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.
• Luke 23:46Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.

Commentaries on Acts 7:59

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God - The word God is not found in any MS. or version, nor in any of the primitive fathers except Chrysostom. It is not genuine, and should not be inserted here: the whole sentence literally reads thus: And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! Here is a most manifest proof that prayer is offered to Jesus Christ; and that in the most solemn circumstances in which it could be offered…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59Calling upon God - The word God is not in the original, and should not have been in the translation. It is in none of the ancient mss. or versions. It should have been rendered, “They stoned Stephen, invoking, or calling upon, and saying, Lord Jesus,” etc. That is, he was engaged “in prayer” to the Lord Jesus. The word is used to express “prayer” in the following, among other places: 2 Corinthians 1:23, “I call God to witness”; 1 Peter 1:17, “And if ye…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 7:59

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Government
• Homicide
• Intolerance, Religious
• Jesus Continued
• Man
• Martyrdom
• Resignation
• Revenge
• Stephen
• Stoning

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Stephen
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Call
• Charge
• Gate
• Resist
• Saying

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