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Butδὲbeingὑπάρχωνfullπλήρηςof the Holy Spirit,πνεύματος ἁγίουhe gazedἀτενίσαςintoεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνand sawεἶδενthe gloryδόξανof GodθεοῦandκαὶJesusἸησοῦνstandingἑστῶταatἐκthe right handδεξιῶνof God,τοῦ θεοῦ
Acts 7:55
Study it in the app“But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:55, word by word
- beingὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- fullπλήρηςplērēs
full
Full.
Where else “plērēs” appears- of the Holy Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- of the Holy Spiritἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- he gazedἀτενίσαςatenisas
stare at
Stare at, look intently, fix one's eyes on.
Where else “atenisas” appears- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- and sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- the gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- standingἑστῶταhestōta
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōta” appears- the right handδεξιῶνdexiōn
right
Right (hand, side).
Where else “dexiōn” appears
The context
54Now when they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and were grinding their teeth at him.
55 · This verse (above)
56and he said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
To study Acts 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)
2. What it means
Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)
3. How I live it
Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?