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37 This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a Prophet [a]like me from your countrymen.’(A)

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  1. Acts 7:37 Or as He raised up me.

Stephen Put to Death

54 Now when [a]they heard this [accusation and understood its implication], they were cut to the heart, and they began grinding their teeth [in rage] at him. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit and led by Him, gazed into heaven and saw the glory [the great splendor and majesty] of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Look! I see the heavens opened up [in welcome] and [b]the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57 But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and together rushed at him [considering him guilty of blasphemy]. 58 Then they drove him out of the city and began stoning him; and the witnesses placed their outer robes at the feet of a young man named [c]Saul.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:54 This would include the members of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) and those witnessing the proceedings.
  2. Acts 7:56 The vision acknowledged Stephen’s right standing with God.
  3. Acts 7:58 At this time Saul (later known as the apostle Paul) was an active and devoted Pharisee.

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