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When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.
Acts 7:54 — KJV
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Acts 7:54
King James Version (KJV)
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Acts 7:54
Verse 54 of 60
Commentary
Commentary on Acts 7:54
Theological / DevotionalWhen they heard. Rather, “Now while they were hearing.”
Cut to the heart. See on ch. 5:33. The word used describes a keener pang than the “pricked” of ch. 2:37, and it produced now, not repentance, but furious wrath.
Gnashed on him. Literally, “gnashed their teeth at him.” The figurative expression is not infrequent (Matt. 8:12; 13:42; etc.). Here, however, it is a literal manifestation of wrath. The Jews had allowed their rage to pass beyond control. Speechless with anger, they wanted to rend him as brute beasts would tear their prey with their teeth.
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