52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand about the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become, 53 you who received the law by directions of angels and have not observed it!”

Stephen’s Martyrdom

54 Now when they[a] heard these things, they were infuriated in their hearts and gnashed their[b] teeth at him.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:54 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 7:54 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute?(A) They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him(B) 53 you who have received the law that was given through angels(C) but have not obeyed it.”

The Stoning of Stephen

54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious(D) and gnashed their teeth at him.

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