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Acts 7:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

Acts 7:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 7:1

Theological / Devotional

Are these things so? The high priest’s question served to interrupt the astonishment of the onlookers as they beheld Stephen’s countenance, but it was normal to the opening of a formal trial, and analogous to the question put to the Lord (Matt. 26:62). The accused was called upon to plead guilty or not guilty, and Stephen’s defense follows.

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