Acts 6:15 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 6:15

All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

KJV

And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

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Commentary

4 voices

Tertullian

On the Resurrection of the Flesh (220)

But he was Moses still, even when he was not visible. So also Stephen had already put on the appearance of an angel, although they were none other than his human knees which bent beneath the stoning.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And all that sat in the council,.... The whole sanhedrim, looking steadfastly on him; to observe whether his countenance altered, his tongue stammered, or he trembled in any part of his body, neither of which appeared; but on the contrary, they saw his face, as if it had been the face of an angel.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

As the face of an angel - Covered with supernatural lustre. They reckoned his preaching of Jesus to be the Christ was destroying Moses and the law; and God bears witness to him, with the same glory as he did to Moses, when he gave the law by him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Looking stedfastly on him - Fixing the eyes intently on him. They were probably attracted by the unusual appearance of the man, his meekness, his calm and collected fearlessness, and the proofs of conscious innocence and sincerity. The face of an angel - This expression is one evidently denoting that he manifested evidence of sincerity, gravity, fearlessness, confidence in God. It is used in the Old Testament to denote special wisdom, 2Sa 14:17; 2Sa 19:27. In Gen 33:10, it is used to denote special majesty and glory, as if it were the face of God.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀτενίσαντες	atenisantes	having looked intently	G816 →
εἰς	eis	on	G1519 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
καθεζόμενοι	kathezomenoi	sitting	G2516 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
συνεδρίῳ,	sunedriō	Council	G4892 →
εἶδον	eidon	saw	G1492 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	face	G4383 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ὡσεὶ	hōsei	as	G5616 →
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	[the] face	G4383 →
ἀγγέλου.¶	angelou	of an angel.	G32 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
- Ephesians 4:22–24
  to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Romans 12:2
  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of…
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
  The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
  Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Through
Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
leads to
- Daniel 12:3
  Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
Through
Matthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
leads to
- Psalms 104:2
  He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- Matthew 28:3
  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.