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He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, don`t hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Echoing Christ's Forgiveness
Commentators unanimously highlight that Stephen's prayer, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge," directly mirrors Jesus's words on the cross. This act of forgiving his murderers is presented as the ultimate evidence of a Christ-like spirit. Some scholars even suggest this prayer was instrumental in the later conversion of Saul (the Apostle Paul), who was present at the stoning.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he kneeled down. This seems to have been a voluntary kneeling; a placing of himself in this position for the purpose of p…
Kneeled down (θεις τα γονατα). Second aorist active participle of τιθημ, placing the knees (on the ground). This idiom is not in t…
19th Century
Anglican
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.—Here again we cannot help finding proof, not only that the mind of Stephen was af…
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As Stephen was being stoned, he cried out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit,” and, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” The cries are reminisce…
16th Century
Protestant
Kneeling down, he cried. This is the other part of his prayer, in which he joins the love of men with faith in Christ. Surely, if we desir…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he kneeled down It seems as if he stood before while they were stoning him, and while he was commending his soul…
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