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Acts 6:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 6:15

Verse 15 of 15

Scripture focus

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

Acts 6:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 6:15

Theological / Devotional

Stedfastly. The word is characteristic of Luke (see on Acts 1:10). Stephen’s accusers would naturally gaze intently at him, wondering what he would say in his own defense. The members of the council were surprised at what they saw and heard.

Face of an angel. It is not enough to say that the look on Stephen’s face was because of a natural dignity of expression, or even because Stephen was astonishingly tranquil and undisturbed in the presence of grave danger to himself. It must have been that his face was lighted up with a divine brightness. The brightness of angelic messengers is described again and again in Scripture, as with the angelic “young man” of Mark 16:5.

Moses’ face shone as he came down from Mt. Sinai, where he had been in the very presence of God (Ex. 34:28-35). Even so, Stephen’s face was illuminated because of his nearness to Christ and by the light of the vision he was about to have of Jesus standing at the right hand of God (Acts 7:56).

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