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Andδὲfalling onθεὶςhis kneesτὰ γόναταhe cried outἔκραξενwith a loudμεγάλῃvoice,φωνῇ“Lord,Κύριεdo notμὴholdστήσῃςthisταύτηνsinτὴν ἁμαρτίανagainst them.”αὐτοῖςAndκαὶhaving saidεἰπὼνthis,τοῦτοhe fell asleep.ἐκοιμήθη
Acts 7:60
Study it in the app“And falling on his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And having said this, he fell asleep.”
Stephen, being stoned, asks that this sin not be held against themForgivenessStephen, being stoned, entrusts his spirit to Jesus and asks forgiveness for his attackersDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:60, word by word
- falling onθεὶςtheis
kneel
To put one's knees to the ground, above all to pray.
Where else “theis” appears- his kneesγόναταgonata
knee
Knee.
Where else “gonata” appears- he cried outἔκραξενekraxen
cry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “ekraxen” appears- with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēi
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēi” appears- voiceφωνῇphōnēi
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēi” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- holdστήσῃςstēsēis
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “stēsēis” appears- sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears- having saidεἰπὼνeipōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipōn” appears- he fell asleepἐκοιμήθηekoimēthē
pass away
To die, like drifting off to rest.
Where else “ekoimēthē” appears
Translation note
“Falling asleep” is a way of speaking of the death of believers (compare John 11:11).
The context
59And they were stoning Stephen as he was calling on the Lord and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
60 · This verse (above)
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?