Acts 7:54-8:2 ESV

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Acts 7:1-99

Acts 7 THEIR HISTORY BEGAN with God calling Abraham out of his old place and associations, that he might go to the land of God’s choice and there be made a great nation. This is shown in Gen_12:1-3 , and it was an epoch-making event, as is evident when we note that a rather longer period of time is compressed into Genesis 1-11, than the period expanded to fill all the rest of the Old Testament. The call of Abraham marked a new departure in God’s ways with the earth, and with that new departure... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 7:54-56

The glory of God revealed to Stephen: v. 54. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. v. 55. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, v. 56. and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. Stephen's speech was probably not finished as he had intended, but the increasing... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Acts 7:54-60

C.—stephen is stoned, but dies with blessed hopes, a conqueror through the name of jesusActs 7:54-6054[But] When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashedon him with their teeth. 55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into [to] heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right handof God, 56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened,40 and the Son of man standingon the right hand of God. 57Then they cried out41 with a loud... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 7:47-60

a Martyr’s Glorious Death Acts 7:47-60 Words like these could not be forgiven. The growing irritation of the audience seems to have extorted those burning remonstrances, and to have hastened the final scene. But the storm that burst around Christ’s faithful confessor and first martyr could not disturb his serenity. His heart was fixed, trusting in God, Psalms 108:1 . The peace of God garrisoned his heart and mind. At the moment when his foes were fiercest, the presence of Jesus, who had... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:1-60

The charge against Stephen was that he had spoken against the Temple and the Law. His reply consisted of a masterly review of the history of the nation from the calling of Abraham to the rejection of Jesus. He was careful not to speak disrespectfully of the Temple, notwithstanding that he reminded them that the history of the nation was of a God-governed people long before the Temple was erected. Thus reviewing the past, he declared the blindness and hardness of heart of the people, who in the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 7:44-60

Stephen's Last Words and Martyrdom Acts 7:44-60 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us, by way of opening word, speak a few words on two great benefactions to Israel (see Acts 7:44-50 ). 1. The fathers had the tabernacle of witness. There is a wealth of meaning in this striking naming of the Tabernacle. It is called a Tabernacle of Witness. What does all of this mean? God said to Israel, "Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:1-60

The Preaching and Martyrdom of Stephen (6:8-7:60). It is one of the exciting things about serving God that we never know what He is going to do next. In Acts 6:1-7 the Apostles had rid themselves of the administrative burden of ‘serving tables’ and dealing with the administration of food to needy Hellenistic Christians, by appointing seven men to perform the task, one of whom was named Stephen. Little did they dream that God would then choose to take Stephen and give him a ministry similar to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:54

‘Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.’ The verbs here are very powerful. ‘Cut to the heart’ indicates that his words had gone home, for good or bad. They were moved to the very depths of their beings. Every nerve was stretched. And it was revealed by their outward expression and behaviour, for the gnashing of their teeth is especially descriptive. They were like wild beasts eager to savage their prey. Psalms 2:1 could easily be... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:54-60

The Final Conclusion (7:54-60). Learned judges do not like those who are on trial trying to convict them of being criminals, and as they were unwilling to admit that they were wrong the result was inevitable. The uneasy feeling that had grown as Stephen’s defence had gone on, had now become outright anger. read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:54-56

Acts 7:54 to Acts 8:1 a . Death of Stephen.— The speech of Stephen cuts the hearers to the quick. It is not said that they interrupted him; the speech is complete, but their apparent and vehement anger showed him that the last had come; they were no longer masters of themselves. We have no longer a judicial investigation before us but a tumultuous attack. Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, sees a vision ( Acts 7:55), as is recorded of many martyrs. He sees the glory of God ( cf. Acts... read more

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Acts 7:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 7:54-56

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Acts 7:54-60

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 7:47-60

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 7:1-60

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 7:44-60

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:1-60

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:54

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:54-60

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 7:54-56

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