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andκαὶhe said,εἶπεν“Look,ἸδοὺI seeθεωρῶthe heavensτοὺς οὐρανοὺςopenedδιηνοιγμένουςandκαὶthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουstandingἑστῶταatἐκthe right handδεξιῶνof God.”τοῦ θεοῦ
Acts 7:56
Study it in the app“and he said, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:56, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- I seeθεωρῶtheōrō
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōrō” appears- the heavensοὐρανοὺςouranous
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranous” appears- openedδιηνοιγμένουςdiēnoigmenous
open
Open fully: eyes, heavens, heart, understanding.
Where else “diēnoigmenous” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- of Manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
Son of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” 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- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
55But 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,
56 · This verse (above)
57But crying out with a loud voice, they covered their ears and rushed with one mind at him.
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?