Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
New American Standard Bible
and he said, “Behold, I see the
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
An Understandable Version
He said, "Look, I see heaven opened up and the Son of man standing at the right side 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.
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.'
Themes
Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Glory of Christ » In his exaltation
Heaven » Re 21; 22; joh 14 » Opened
Heaven » Re 21; 22; joh 14 » The glorified Christ entered into
Home » Heavenly » The glorified Christ entered into
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » Fulness of vision
Stephen » The spirit filled business man » A martyr for the faith
Topics
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Acts 7:56
Devotionals containing Acts 7:56
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:56
Prayers for Acts 7:56
Verse Info
Context Readings
Stephen's Martyrdom
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, and looking up to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 57 And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and unanimously rushed on him,
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 3:16
And Jesus having been baptized, came up straightway from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming on Him.
Matthew 8:20
And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.
Matthew 16:27-28
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will give to each one according to his works.
Matthew 25:31
But when the Son of min may come in His glory, and all His angels with Him, then will He sit upon the throne of His glory:
Matthew 26:64-65
Jesus says to him, Thou didst say it. Moreover I say unto you, that, Hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mark 1:10
And coming up straightway from the water, He saw the heavens open and the Spirit like a dove descending on Him.
Luke 3:21
And it came to pass while all the people were being baptized, and Jesus having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
John 1:51
And He says to him, Truly, truly, I say unto you, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
John 5:22-27
For the Father judgeth no one, for He hath given all judgment to the Son;
Acts 10:11
and he saw the heaven open, and a certain vessel like a great sheet came down, and resting upon the earth with four rope ends:
Acts 10:16
and this took place the third time; and immediately the vessel was received up into the heaven.
Revelation 4:1
After these things I saw, and behold, a door was opened in the heaven: and the first voice I heard was as of a trumpet speaking with me; saying; Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which it behooves to come to pass after these.
Revelation 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in the heaven and the ark of His covenant was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and earthquakes, and a great hail.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw the heaven open, and behold a white horse; and one sitting on him called, Faithful and True, in righteousness he both judges and wages war.