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Acts 7:56

Jesus
Heaven and the new creationJesus Christ

54 On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

57 At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

58 They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
KJV
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
WEB
and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
ASV
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
DARBY
and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
BLB
and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens having been opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
ÅB
og han sa: Nå ser jeg himlene åpne, og Menneskesønnen stå ved Guds høyre hånd!
OTB
«Se,» sa han, «jeg ser himmelen åpnet og Menneskesønnen stå ved Guds høyre hånd.»
B1930
og han sa: Nu ser jeg himlene åpne, og Menneskesønnen stå ved Guds høire hånd!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 26:64–65

    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

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  • Acts 10:11

    He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

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  • Revelation 11:19

    Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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  • Matthew 3:16

    As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

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  • Revelation 19:11

    Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

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  • Revelation 4:1

    After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”

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  • Daniel 7:13–14

    In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.

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  • Acts 10:16

    This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.

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