Acts 6:15 “All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And as all that sate in the Councill, looked stedfastly on him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“saw”

Matthew 13:43 Ecclesiastes 8:1 Exodus 34:29–35 Matthew 17:2 2 Corinthians 3:18 2 Corinthians 3:7

Matthew 13:43 · BSB

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 · BSB

Who 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.

Exodus 34:29–35 · BSB

And 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.

Matthew 17:2 · BSB

There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

2 Corinthians 3:18 · BSB

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.

2 Corinthians 3:7 · BSB

Now 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,

Also

Matthew 5:22

Matthew 5:22 · BSB

But 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 t…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

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