Acts 6:15 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Everyone who sat in the council stared at him and saw that his face looked like an angel's face.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

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.

BBE:

And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

DBY:

And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

ERV:

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

WEY:

At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel.

WBS:

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

WEB:

All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

YLT:

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

Acts 6:15 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 5:22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

6:15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, {i} saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
(i) By this it appears that Steven had an excellent and wholesome countenance, having a quiet and settled mind, a good conscience, and certain conviction that his cause was just: for seeing as he was to speak before the people, God beautified his countenance, so that by the very beholding of him the Jews' minds might be penetrated and amazed.

PNT:

6:15 Looking steadfastly on him. Fastening their eyes on him (Revised Version). To see what effect the charges had on him. One of those who thus looked was Saul of Tarsus. It was probably from him that Luke obtained his account of this trial.
As it had been the face of an angel. His face was radiant, either with his own divinely inspired peace and joy, or shining with a supernatural splendor. I incline to the first view, for had the latter been the case it would have awed the Sanhedrin, and probably suspended their proceedings.

WES:

6:15 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.

MHC:

6:8-15 When they could not answer Stephen's arguments as a disputant, they prosecuted him as a criminal, and brought false witnesses against him. And it is next to a miracle of providence, that no greater number of religious persons have been murdered in the world, by the way of perjury and pretence of law, when so many thousands hate them, who make no conscience of false oaths. Wisdom and holiness make a man's face to shine, yet will not secure men from being treated badly. What shall we say of man, a rational being, yet attempting to uphold a religious system by false witness and murder! And this has been done in numberless instances. But the blame rests not so much upon the understanding, as upon the heart of a fallen creature, which is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Yet the servant of the Lord, possessing a clear conscience, cheerful hope, and Divine consolations, may smile in the midst of danger and death.

CONC:

Angel Council Face Fastened Fastening Fixedly Fixing Gaze Gazing Intently Messenger Sanhedrim Sanhedrin Sat Sitting Steadfastly Stedfastly Stephen

Angel Council Eyes Face Fastened Fastening Fixedly Fixing Gaze Gazing Intently Messenger Once Sanhedrim Sanhedrin Sat Sitting Steadfastly Stedfastly Stephen

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