Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And they stoned Stephen, who was calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
New American Standard Bible
They went on stoning Stephen as he
King James Version
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Holman Bible
They were stoning Stephen as he called out: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
International Standard Version
As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
American Standard Version
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord , and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Amplified
They continued stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!”
An Understandable Version
So, they stoned Stephen [to death] as he called out to the Lord, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit [as I die]."
Anderson New Testament
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Bible in Basic English
And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.
Common New Testament
And as they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Darby Translation
And they stoned Stephen, praying, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Godbey New Testament
and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Goodspeed New Testament
As they stoned Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
John Wesley New Testament
And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Julia Smith Translation
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
King James 2000
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they kept on stoning Stephen [as he] was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Modern King James verseion
And they stoned Stephen, who was calling on God and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they stoned Stephen, calling on and saying, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit."
Moffatt New Testament
So they stoned Stephen, who called on the Lord, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Montgomery New Testament
So they stoned Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
NET Bible
They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
New Heart English Bible
They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Noyes New Testament
and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Sawyer New Testament
and they stoned Stephen, calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
The Emphasized Bible
And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying - Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they stoned Stephen, in the act of prayer, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!
Twentieth Century New Testament
And they stoned Stephen, while he cried to the Lord: "Lord Jesus! receive my spirit!"
Webster
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Williams New Testament
They continued stoning Stephen as he continued praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
World English Bible
They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Worrell New Testament
And they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Worsley New Testament
And they stoned Stephen calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;'
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As the object of divine worship
Committal » Committal into God's hands
Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Stephen
death » Scenes of » Death of stephen
God » Trust in » Committal into God's hands
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Sanhedrin
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting stephen
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord jesus
Martyrdom » Instances of » Stephen
Prayer » To be offered » To Christ
Privileges of saints » Committing themselves to God
Punishments » Stoning » Examples of
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Stoning
Resignation » Exemplified » Stephen
Revenge » Exemplified » By the chief priests
Stephen » Gentle and forgiving spirit of
Topics
Interlinear
Epikaleomai
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:59
Prayers for Acts 7:59
Verse Info
Context Readings
Stephen's Martyrdom
58 And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, who was calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.
Cross References
Psalm 31:5
Into thy hand I commend my spirit. Thou have redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth.
Luke 23:46
And Jesus, having sounded out in a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands I entrust my spirit. And having said these things, he expired.
Acts 9:14
And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.
Acts 9:21
And all those who heard were amazed, and said, Is this not the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who call on this name? And he has come here for this, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests.
Acts 22:16
And now what is it going to be? Having arisen, immerse and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Romans 10:12-14
For there is no distinction of a Jew and also of a Greek, for the same Lord is of all men, being rich toward all those who call upon him.
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the congregation of God that is at Corinth, to called men, to holy men who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus with all in every place who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--both ours and theirs.
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of LORD shall be saved. For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as LORD has said, and among the remnant those whom LORD calls.
Acts 2:21
And it will be, that every man, whoever may call on the name of Lord will be saved.