Acts 7:48-60 ▼

48 But the Most High does not dwell in hand-made houses. As the prophet says:

49 ‘Heaven is unto Me a throne, and the earth a footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you? build for Me, says the Lord, or what is the place of My rest?

50 Did not My hand make all these things?’

51 You? stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears! You? always resist the Holy Spirit! As did your? fathers, also you? do.

52 Which of the prophets did your? fathers not persecute? And they killed those having foretold about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you? have now become betrayers and murderers,

53 you who received the law by the ordination of angels, and did not keep it.”

54 Now hearing these things, they were cut in their hearts, and they were gnashing the teeth at him.

55 But being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked intently into heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens having been opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

57 And having cried out in a loud voice, they held their ears and rushed upon him with one accord,

58 and having cast him out of the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid aside their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

60 And having fallen on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not place this sin on them.” And having said this, he fell asleep.