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Acts 7:60 — King James Version← Study notes

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.


Acts 7:60Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:6018 words
GreekMeaning
θεὶςtheis
Having fallenverbG5087
δὲde
thenwordG1161
τὰta
thearticleG3588
γόναταgonata
on his kneesnounG1119
ἔκραξενekraxen
he criedverbG2896
φωνῇphōnē
in a voicenounG5456
μεγάλῃmegalē
loudadjectiveG3173
ΚύριεKyrie
LordnounG2962
μὴ
notadverbG3361
στήσῃςstēsēs
may placeverbG2476
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
ταύτηνtautēn
thisdemonstrativeG3778
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίανhamartian
sinnounG266
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
εἰπὼνeipōn
having saidverbG3004
ἐκοιμήθηekoimēthē
he fell asleepverbG2837
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:60

And he knelt down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. Acts 7:60 To clear himself, and show that neither were his former words prompted by passion, he says, Lord lay not this sin to their charge: wishing also even in this way to win them over. For to show that he forgave their wrath and rage in murdering him, and that his own soul was free from all passion, was the way to make his saying to be favorably received. And Saul was consenting unto…

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