Acts 7:60

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Summary

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.

He kneeled

Lord

He fell

1 Thessalonians 5:10

General references

Matthew 5:44

Romans 12:14

Bible References

He kneeled

Then Peter put them all out of the room, knelt down and prayed, and, turning to the body, said, "Tabitha, get up!" Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

After he had finished this speech, he fell on his knees with them all and prayed.

But when our time was up, we left there and went on, and all of them with their wives and children accompanied us out of town. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed;

And He Himself withdrew about a stone's throw from them, and after kneeling down He continued to pray,

Lord

But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

continue to bless those who curse you, and continue to pray for those who abuse you.

They drew lots to divide His clothes among them.

Keep on blessing your persecutors; keep on blessing and stop cursing them.

He fell

For David, after having served God's purpose in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid among his forefathers, and so he did experience decay,

This is why many of you are sick and feeble, and a considerable number are falling asleep.

After that, at one time He was seen by more than five hundred brothers, most of whom are still living, though some of them have fallen asleep.

Also we do not want you to have any misunderstanding, brothers, about those who are falling asleep, so as to keep you from grieving over them as others do who have no hope.

who died for us, so that whether we still live or sleep we may live in fellowship with Him.

General references

But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

Keep on blessing your persecutors; keep on blessing and stop cursing them.