Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying - Lord Jesus! give welcome unto 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!"
A Conservative Version
And they stoned Stephen, who was calling and saying, 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.
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, thrusting him forth outside the city, proceeded to stone him. And, the witnesses, laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying - Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit. 60 And, kneeling down, he cried out with a loud voice - Lord! do not charge against them, this sin. And, having said this, he fell asleep.
Cross References
Psalm 31:5
Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit - Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.
Luke 23:46
And, calling out with a loud voice, Jesus said - Father! into thy hands, I commend my spirit. And, this, saying, he ceased to breathe.
Acts 9:14
And, here, he hath authority from the High-priests to bind all them that call upon thy name.
Acts 9:21
And all who were hearing were astonished, and began to say - is not, this, he who destroyed, in Jerusalem, them that invoke this name; and, here, for this purpose, had come, in order that he might lead them, bound, unto the High-priests?
Acts 22:16
And, now, what art thou going to do? Arise, and get thyself immersed, and have thy sins bathed away, calling upon his name.
Romans 10:12-14
For there is no distinction - of Jew or Greek, - for, the same Lord , is Lord of all, being rich unto all who call upon him;
1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, - with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place, - their Lord and ours:
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, whosoever, shall call on the name of Yahweh, shall be delivered, - For in Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, shall be a delivered remnant, just as Yahweh hath said, and among the survivors, whom Yahweh doth call.
Acts 2:21
And it shall be - Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.