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Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;
Verse 52. _WHICH OF THE PROPHETS HAVE NOT YOUR FATHERS_ _PERSECUTED?_] Ye have not only resisted the Holy Ghost, but ye have _persecuted_ all those who have spoken to you in _his name_, and by his _in...
WHICH OF THE PROPHETS ... - The interrogative form here is a strong mode of saying that they had persecuted “all” the prophets. It was “the characteristic of the nation” to persecute the messengers of...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Address of Stephen (Acts 7:1)._ 2. The Martyrdom of Stephen (Acts 7:54). This is the largest chapter in this book and concludes the first section. Stephen is the chosen instrumen...
STEPHEN'S DEFENCE (Acts 7:1-7) When Oliver Cromwell was outlining the education he thought necessary for his son Richard, he said, "I would have him know a little history." It was to the lesson of hi...
"It was this man who said to the sons of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet from among your brothers, like me.' It was this Moses who was in the gathering of the people in the wilderness, with the a...
HAVE, &C.. did... persecute. HAVE SLAIN. slew. SHEWED BEFORE. Greek. _prokatangello._ See Acts 3:18. COMING. Greek. _eleusis._ Only here. the Just One. Greek. _dikaios._ App-191. Compare Acts 3:14....
_Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted?_ Better, _did not your fathers persecute?_Cp. the history, 2 Chronicles 36:16, "They mocked the messengers of God and despised his words and mi...
ἘΓΈΝΕΣΘΕ for γεγένησθε with אABCDE. 52. ΤΊΝΑ Κ.Τ.Λ., _which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute?_ Cf. the history 2 Chronicles 36:16, ‘they mocked the messengers of God and despised His wor...
Acts 7:1-53. STEPHEN’S DEFENCE...
_STEPHEN, THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR ACTS 7:51-60:_ Stephen charged the people with: (1) being stiff necked, (2) uncircumcised in heart, (3) resisting the Holy Ghost, and (4) failing to keep the word...
ΟΎΚ (G3756). Отр. в вопросе, на который ожидается утвердительный ответ, ΈΔΊΩΞΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΙΏΚΩ (G1377) гнать, преследовать, ΆΠΈΚΤΕΙΝΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΚΤΕΊΝΩ (G615) убивать, ΠΡΟΚΑ...
YE STIFF-NECKED, &C.— "Thus have I given you a brief account of the various periods of revelation, or the several dispensations of God to man, from the time in which Abraham, our renowned ancestor, wa...
c. Stephen's defence. Acts 7:1-53. Acts 7:1 And the high priest said, Are these things so? Acts 7:2 And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham,...
See notes on verse 51...
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: WHICH OF TH...
41 Idolatry is, etymologically, the offering of divine service to that which can be perceived by the senses. In this way, all objects of worship, even if they are supposed to be representations of the...
DEFENCE AND MARTYRDOM OF STEPHEN 1-53. Speech of Stephen. There is every reason to believe that this speech was really delivered by St. Stephen, and not composed by St. Luke; for, (1) the speech does...
HAVE SLAIN] referring especially to Isaiah and Jeremiah, who both, according to tradition, suffered martyrdom. THE JUST ONE] i.e. Jesus: see Acts 3:14....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 7 STEPHEN’S SPEECH, PART 1: ABRAHAM’S *FAITH IN GOD, 7:1-8 V1 The *high priest asked Stephen, ‘Is this true?’ V2 Stephen replied, ‘Listen, brot...
WHICH OF THE PROPHETS HAVE NOT YOUR FATHERS PERSECUTED? — St. Stephen echoes, as it were, our Lord’s own words (Matthew 5:12; Luke 13:34). Every witness for the truth had in his day had to suffer. The...
τίνα τῶν προφ. ἀσυνδέτως, to mark the vehemence of the speech, as above, Acts 7:51 : _cf._ 2 Chronicles 36:16 for the general statement, and for individual cases, Jeremiah, Amos, and probably Isaiah,...
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 fin...
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...
Stephen Slain For Preaching the Truth Like their fathers before them, Stephen accused the members of the council of having necks so rock hard that they could not bow before God. Though they had been c...
STEPHEN'S CULMINATION 51. _“Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost; as your fathers did, so do ye._ 52. _“Which one of the prophets did not your fa...
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. (52) Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
52._Which of the prophets? _Forasmuch as they ought not to bear their fathers’ fault, Stephen seemeth to deal unjustly, in that he reckoneth this amongst their faults unto whom he speaketh; but he had...
Stephen, [11] as far as we are told, had not known the Lord during His life on earth. Certainly he was not appointed, like the apostles, to be a witness of that life. He was simply the instrument of t...
WHICH OF THE PROPHETS HAVE NOT YOUR FATHERS PERSECUTED?.... Either by reviling and speaking all manner of evil of them, Matthew 5:11 or by killing them, Matthew 23:31 and they have slain them; as Isai...
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Ver. 52. _Of...
_Ye stiff-necked_, &c. Stephen, finding by a confused murmur in the place that they understood whither his discourse tended, and perceiving by the eagerness of their countenances that they would soon...
THE JUST ONE; Jesus Christ. Acts 3:14; 2 CHRONICLES 36:16; MATTHEW 26:66; Matthew 27:20-26;...
The high priest only asks the question, "Are these things so?" Then God provides room for Stephen to speak without interruption for some time. This stands in striking contrast to the way in which the...
WHICH OF THE PROPHETS DID YOUR FATHERS NOT PERSECUTE? AND THEY KILLED THOSE WHO FORETOLD THE COMING OF THE JUST ONE, OF WHOM YOU NOW HAVE BECOME THE BETRAYERS AND MURDERERS, 1. Name a prophet and you...
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers; 'DID NOT YOUR FATH...
51-53 Stephen was going on, it seems, to show that the temple and the temple service must come to an end, and it would be the glory of both to give way to the worship of the Father in spirit and in t...
WHICH OF THE PROPHETS HAVE NOT YOUR FATHERS PERSECUTED? This is the rather said to stain all their glory from succession, and their ancestors, MATTHEW 2:12; MATTHEW 5:31,37. THE JUST ONE; our Saviour...
A Letter from Origen to Africanus In the Acts of the Apostles also, Stephen, in his other testimony, says, "Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which show...
Acts 7:52 Which G5101 prophets G4396 did G1377 your G5216 fathers G3962 not G3756 persecute G1377 (G5656) And...
REPLY TO THE CHARGE OF SPEAKING AGAINST THE LAW AND THE TEMPLE (7:44-53). Having been accused of speaking against the Law Stephen defends himself by speaking in favour of the oracles of God and point...
“Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who showed before of the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers,” Now Stephen get...
_Third Division of Stephens Speech._ Acts 7:37-53. _Moses and the Prophets._ Moses is again the central figure of the history, but now he stands forward as the great deliverer of the people. Stephen h...
Acts 7:52. THE JUST ONE. This title was used by the Jews as a designation of the Messiah. ‘This sentence (of Stephen's) seems to have been in the mind of the second apostolic martyr at Jerusalem, St....
WHICH OF THE PROPHETS (τινα των προφητων). Jesus (Luke 11:47; Matthew 23:29-37) had charged them with this very thing. Cf. 2 Chronicles 36:16.WHICH SHEWED BEFORE (προκαταγγειλαντας). The very...
Acts 6; Acts 7 Stephen. From the history of Stephen we learn: I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are mutually repellent; love and selfishness are the opposites of each o...
CONTENTS: Address of Stephen before the council. Stephen martyred. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Stephen, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Pharaoh, Moses, Pharaoh's daughter, Aaron, Solomon, Sau...
The scope and design of St. Stephen's defence before the council will be better understood, if it be properly analyzed. The rulers construed his defence to import, that the glory of their temple shoul...
WAS THERE ANY PROPHET? Compare Matthew 23:29-36. THAT WAS HANDED DOWN BY ANGELS. Compare Hebrews 2:1-5. The Jews had an unhealthy interest in angels. [Compare note on Colossians 2:18-19.]...
_Then said the high priest, Are these things so?_ THE HIGH PRIEST AND HIS QUESTION This functionary was probably Theophilus, son-in-law of Caiaphas. The ex-officio president of the council called for...
_Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears._ STEPHEN’S CHANGE OF TONE I. Justified. 1. This was not the first Christian sermon that the Jews or the Sanhedrin had heard. Otherwise, possibly,...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 7:52 Like Jesus, Stephen accused his Jewish listeners of killing the prophets (compare Luke 11:47; Luke 13:34) and of
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 7:1 Stephen’s defense is the longest speech in Acts 1:1. It is a selective summary of OT history that turned the charges on his accusers: _they_ were the ones disobeying God because...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 7:1. The high priest’s question, ARE THESE THINGS SO? analogous to that put to Christ (Matthew 26:62), was equivalent to a modern “Guilty or not guilty?” Acts 7:2. Concerning...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 7:45. OUR FATHERS THAT CAME AFTER should be simply _our fathers._ JESUS is _Joshua_, as in Hebrews 4:8. INTO (lit. in) THE POSSESSION OF THE GENTILES.—Meaning that the Ark was...
EXPOSITION ACTS 7:1 _And the high priest said _for then _said the high priest, _A.V. The high priest spoke as president of the Sanhedrim (see Acts 9:1. Acts 9:1 and...
Let's turn tonight to Acts chapter 7. In the early church when a dispute arose among the Grecians--that is, those Jews of the Grecian culture. They were actually Jews, but they had followed the Grecia...
1 John 2:1; 1 Kings 19:10; 1 Kings 19:14; 1 Peter 1:11; 1 Samuel 8:7;...
STEPHEN'S LAST WORDS AND MARTYRDOM Acts 7:44 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us, by way of opening word, speak a few words on two great benefactions to Israel (see Acts 7:44). 1. THE FATHERS HAD THE TABERNA...