Where a verse leads
Acts 7:59: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”Acts 7:59
Acts 7:59 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7 · King James Version
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What does Acts 7:59 mean?
Acts 7:59 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Acts 7:59 in the Bible?
Acts 7:59 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Acts 7:59 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Acts 7:59 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.