Bible Chapter Summary
Acts 7 Summary
Stephen Sermon and Martyrdom
Stephen, charged with blasphemy, gives a sweeping history of Israel: Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Solomon, the prophets. Your ancestors always resisted the Holy Spirit. You have betrayed and murdered the Righteous One. The crowd stones him while he prays: Lord, do not hold this sin against them. Saul watches over the cloaks.
Key themes
Key verses
Acts 7:51-52
“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.”
Acts 7:55-56
“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,”
Acts 7:59-60
“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
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