Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

He said, "Look, I see heaven opened up and the Son of man standing at the right side of God."

New American Standard Bible

and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

King James Version

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Holman Bible

“Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

International Standard Version

He said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

A Conservative Version

And he said, Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.

American Standard Version

and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.

Amplified

and he said, “Look! I see the heavens opened up [in welcome] and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

Anderson New Testament

and he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

Common New Testament

and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

Daniel Mace New Testament

and he said, there I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Darby Translation

and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

Godbey New Testament

and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Goodspeed New Testament

And he said, "Look! I can see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand!"

John Wesley New Testament

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right-hand of God.

Julia Smith Translation

And he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

King James 2000

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

Modern King James verseion

And he said, Behold, I see Heaven opened and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and said, "Behold, I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the righthand of God."

Moffatt New Testament

"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of man standing at God's right hand!"

Montgomery New Testament

"Look, I see heaven open," he said, "And the Son of man standing at the right hand of God."

NET Bible

"Look!" he said. "I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

New Heart English Bible

and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

Noyes New Testament

and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Sawyer New Testament

and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

The Emphasized Bible

And said - Lo! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man, standing, on the right hand of God.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Look," he exclaimed, "I see Heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand!"

Webster

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Weymouth New Testament

"I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

Williams New Testament

So he said, "Look! I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

World English Bible

and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"

Worrell New Testament

and he said, "Behold I see Heaven opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God!"

Worsley New Testament

and he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he said, 'Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

ἰδού 
Idou 
behold, lo, see
Usage: 140

I see
θεωρέω 
theoreo 
Usage: 40

the heavens
οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the Son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

of man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἵστημι 
histemi 
Usage: 129

on
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

the right hand
δεξιός 
Dexios 
Usage: 36

Devotionals

Devotionals about Acts 7:56

Devotionals containing Acts 7:56

Images Acts 7:56

Prayers for Acts 7:56

Context Readings

Stephen's Martyrdom

55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw God's splendor and Jesus standing at His right side. 56 He said, "Look, I see heaven opened up and the Son of man standing at the right side of God." 57 But they shouted loudly and refused to listen, and then all of them rushed at him.


Cross References

Matthew 3:16

After Jesus was immersed [by John], He came up out of the water and heaven was opened up before Him and He saw the Holy Spirit from God descending, as a dove, and landing upon Him.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."

Matthew 16:27-28

For the Son of man will return in the splendor of His Father, accompanied by His angels. Then He will reward or punish every person in proportion to what he has done [with his life].

Matthew 25:31

"But when the Son of man comes [back] in [all] His splendor, accompanied by all the angels, then He will sit on His throne of splendor.

Matthew 26:64-65

Jesus replied to him, "You have said so; nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right side of Power [i.e., God Himself], and coming on the clouds of the sky."

Mark 1:10

And immediately upon emerging from the water, He saw the sky split open and the Holy Spirit descending on Him as a dove.

Luke 3:21

Now it happened when all the people had been immersed [by John], that Jesus was also immersed [by him]. And while Jesus was praying, heaven was opened

John 1:51

Then Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened up and the angels of God going up [from] and coming down on the Son of man" [i.e., probably a reference to angels ministering to Jesus' needs. See Matt. 4:6, 11; Luke 22:43].

John 5:22-27

For the Father does not judge anyone, but He has given [full responsibility for] judging people to His Son,

Acts 10:11

and could see the sky open up and a huge sheet-like container being lowered to the ground by its four corners.

Acts 10:16

And after this was done three times, the huge sheet-like container was lifted back up into the sky.

Revelation 4:1

After [seeing all] these things, I looked, and there in heaven I saw [a vision of] an open door, and the voice I had first heard speaking to me like [the sound of] a trumpet [See 1:10], said, "Come up here [i.e., to heaven], and I will show you the things which must happen after these things [i.e., the things just revealed]."

Revelation 11:19

Then God's Temple in heaven was opened, and inside of it was seen the Chest containing God's Agreement [i.e., between Him and Israel]. [Immediately] there came lightning flashes, [loud] sounds, rumbling thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven open, and there before me was a white horse whose rider was called "Faithful and True." And He [i.e., Christ] judges and wages war in a just way.

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