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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, &#8220Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And <i>as</i> they were stoning Stephen, he was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen, calling upon <i>God</i>, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on <i>God</i> and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They <i>went on</i> stoning Stephen as he called on <i>the Lord</i> and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, &#8220Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they went on stoning Stephen as he called upon <i>the Lord</i> and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They went on stoning Stephen as he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They continued stoning Stephen as he called on <i>the Lord</i> and said, “Lord Jesus, receive <i>and</i> accept <i>and</i> welcome my spirit!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were stoning Stephen as he called out: &#8220Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As Stephen was being stoned to death, he called out, "Lord Jesus, please welcome me!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />While council members were executing Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, welcome my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They kept on stoning Stephen as he called out to the Lord, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, ?Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were stoning Stephen, [as he was] calling and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And <i>as</i> they were stoning Stephen, he was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen, calling upon, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 7:58>And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen as he prayed, saying, Our LORD Jesus, accept my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they were stoning Estephanos as he prayed and said, “Our Lord Yeshua, accept my spirit!”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on <i>the Lord</i>, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen, in the act of prayer, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they stoned Stephen calling upon <i>God,</i> and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/7-59.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2319" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">The Stoning of Stephen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">58</span>They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. <span class="reftext">59</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">While</a> <a href="/greek/3036.htm" title="3036: elithoboloun (V-IIA-3P) -- To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate.">they were stoning him,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4736.htm" title="4736: Stephanon (N-AMS) -- The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian.">Stephen</a> <a href="/greek/1941.htm" title="1941: epikaloumenon (V-PPM-AMS) -- (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. ">appealed,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legonta (V-PPA-AMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">“Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-VMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus,</a> <a href="/greek/1209.htm" title="1209: dexai (V-AMM-2S) -- To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.">receive</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneuma (N-ANS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirit.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">60</span>Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a></span><br />Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Matthew 27:50</a></span><br />When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-30.htm">John 19:30</a></span><br />When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Psalm 31:5</a></span><br />Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9-11</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. / And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?” / Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">2 Timothy 4:18</a></span><br />And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Philippians 1:23</a></span><br />I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-8.htm">2 Corinthians 5:8</a></span><br />We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-3.htm">John 14:3</a></span><br />And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a></span><br />Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Hebrews 12:23</a></span><br />in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Genesis 49:33</a></span><br />When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Psalm 146:4</a></span><br />When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they stoned Stephen, calling on God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.</p><p class="hdg">calling.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Acts 2:21</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-14.htm">Acts 9:14,21</a></b></br> And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a></b></br> And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.</p><p class="hdg">Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Psalm 31:5</a></b></br> Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a></b></br> And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/6-6.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/acts/6-6.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/acts/6-6.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/acts/1-5.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Stephen</a> <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Stoning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/8-12.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/8-15.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/acts/8-15.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Praying</a> <a href="/acts/8-15.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/acts/8-15.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/acts/8-19.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Stephen</a> <a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Stoned</a> <a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Stoning</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-1.htm">Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-20.htm">before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-37.htm">that Moses himself witnessed of Christ;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">54. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">59. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/7-59.htm">who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>While they were stoning him</b><br>This phrase describes the method of execution used against Stephen, which was stoning. Stoning was a common form of capital punishment in ancient Jewish law for certain offenses, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/17-7.htm">Deuteronomy 17:7</a>. The act of stoning was typically carried out by the community, symbolizing collective judgment. Stephen's stoning was instigated by the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, after he was accused of blasphemy. This reflects the intense opposition faced by early Christians from Jewish authorities. The stoning took place outside the city, as was customary, to avoid defiling the city with bloodshed.<p><b>Stephen appealed</b><br>Stephen's appeal during his execution highlights his role as a faithful witness to Christ, even unto death. His appeal is a direct communication with Jesus, indicating his deep faith and the early Christian belief in Jesus' divine authority. Stephen's actions mirror those of Jesus, who also prayed for his persecutors during his crucifixion (<a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a>). This parallel underscores Stephen's Christ-like character and the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.<p><b>“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”</b><br>Stephen's invocation of Jesus as "Lord" affirms the early Christian belief in the divinity of Christ. By entrusting his spirit to Jesus, Stephen echoes the words of Jesus on the cross, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit" (<a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a>), demonstrating his unwavering faith and hope in the resurrection. This phrase also reflects the Christian understanding of life after death and the assurance of being in the presence of the Lord. Stephen's martyrdom is seen as a powerful testimony to the truth of the Gospel and the hope of eternal life, serving as an inspiration for future generations of believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/stephen.htm">Stephen</a></b><br>A deacon in the early church, known for his faith and filled with the Holy Spirit. He was the first Christian martyr, whose bold testimony and vision of Jesus led to his stoning.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanhedrin.htm">The Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The Jewish council that condemned Stephen. They were the religious leaders who felt threatened by the spread of Christianity and Stephen's accusations against them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event took place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the early Christian church.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stoning.htm">Stoning</a></b><br>A method of execution used in ancient times, particularly for blasphemy, which Stephen was accused of by the Sanhedrin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord_jesus.htm">Lord Jesus</a></b><br>The risen Christ to whom Stephen prays, acknowledging His divinity and role as the mediator between God and man.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_persecution.htm">Faithfulness in Persecution</a></b><br>Stephen's example teaches us to remain faithful to Christ even in the face of severe persecution. His unwavering faith is a model for believers today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_crisis.htm">Prayer in Crisis</a></b><br>Stephen's prayer to Jesus in his final moments demonstrates the importance of prayer and reliance on Christ during life's most challenging times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_boldly.htm">Witnessing Boldly</a></b><br>Stephen's bold proclamation of the gospel, even when facing death, challenges us to be courageous in sharing our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_love.htm">Forgiveness and Love</a></b><br>Stephen's attitude towards his executioners, as seen in his prayer for them, reflects Christ's love and forgiveness, which we are called to emulate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Stephen's vision of Jesus and his prayer to be received by Him remind us to maintain an eternal perspective, focusing on our heavenly home rather than earthly trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_of_the_minor_prophets.htm">What is the Feast of Stephen?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_should_christians_pray_to.htm">To whom should Christians direct their prayers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_acts.htm">What are the key events in the Book of Acts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_stephen.htm">What is the Feast of Stephen?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(59) <span class= "bld">Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.</span>--The words are memorable as an instance of direct prayer addressed, to use the words of Pliny in reporting what he had learned of the worship of Christians, "to Christ as God" (<span class= "ital">Epist</span> x. 97). Stephen could not think of Him whom he saw at the right hand of God, but as of One sharing the glory of the Father, hearing and answering prayer. And in the prayer itself we trace an echo of words of which Stephen may well have heard. The Son commended His Spirit to the Father (<a href="/luke/23-46.htm" title="And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.">Luke 23:46</a>); the disciple, in his turn, commends his spirit to the Son. The word "God," in the sentence "calling upon God," it should be noted, is, as the italics show, an insertion to complete the sense.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 59.</span> - The <span class="accented">Lord</span> (in italics) for <span class="accented">God</span> (in italics), A.V. The A.V. is certainly not justified by the context, because the words which follow, "Lord Jesus," show to whom the invocation was made, even to him whom he saw standing at the right hand of God. At the same time, the request, <span class="cmt_word">Receive my spirit</span>, was a striking acknowledgment of the divinity of Christ. Only he who gave the spirit could receive it back again, and keep it safe unto the resurrection. Compare "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit" (<a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/7-59.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[While]</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were stoning [him],</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλιθοβόλουν</span> <span class="translit">(elithoboloun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3036.htm">Strong's 3036: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stone, cast stones (at), kill by stoning. From a compound of lithos and ballo; to throw stones, i.e. Lapidate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Stephen</span><br /><span class="grk">Στέφανον</span> <span class="translit">(Stephanon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4736.htm">Strong's 4736: </a> </span><span class="str2">The same as stephanos; Stephanus, a Christian.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">appealed,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπικαλούμενον</span> <span class="translit">(epikaloumenon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1941.htm">Strong's 1941: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Lord</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">receive</span><br /><span class="grk">δέξαι</span> <span class="translit">(dexai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's 1209: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="grk">μου</span> <span class="translit">(mou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spirit.”</span><br /><span class="grk">πνεῦμά</span> <span class="translit">(pneuma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, spirit. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/7-59.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 7:59 They stoned Stephen as he called out (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/7-58.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 7:58"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 7:58" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/7-60.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 7:60"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 7:60" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>