KJV King James Version
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
WEB World English Bible
They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
ASV American Standard Version
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;’
Surrounding context — Acts 7
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 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.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐλιθοβόλουνG3036 · lithoboleōto stoneτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΣτέφανονG4736 · StephanosStephenἐπικαλούμενονG1941 · epikaleōto call (on)/nameκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγοντα·G3004 · legōto sayκύριεG2962 · kurioslord: GodἸησοῦ,G2424 · IēsousJesusδέξαιG1209 · dechomaito receiveτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεῦμάG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritμου.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Luke 23:46And 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.Psalm 31:5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.Acts 9:14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.Acts 9:21But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?Romans 10:12-14For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
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