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Acts 7:54 — King James Version← Study notes

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.


Acts 7:54Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:5413 words
GreekMeaning
ἈκούοντεςAkouontes
HearingverbG191
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
διεπρίοντοdieprionto
they felt cut upverbG1282
ταῖςtais
in thearticleG3588
καρδίαιςkardiais
heartsnounG2588
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔβρυχονebrychon
were gnashingverbG1031
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ὀδόνταςodontas
teethnounG3599
ἐπ’ep’
atprepositionG1909
αὐτόνauton
himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:54

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. See, once more, the wrong-doers in trouble. Just as the Jews are perplexed, saying, What are we to do with these men? so these also are cut to the heart. Acts 4:16 And yet it was he that had good right to be incensed, who, having done no wrong, was treated like a criminal, and was spitefully calumniated. But the calumniators had the worst of it in the end. So true is that…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 18 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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