Acts 6:15

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 6:15 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 34:29And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
  3. Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  4. Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
  5. Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
  6. 2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
  7. 2 Corinthians 3:18And 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.

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