Acts 7:59

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While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'

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  • Ps 31:5 : 5 Free me from the net that they have secretly laid for me, for you are my stronghold.
  • Luke 23:46 : 46 Then Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.' And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
  • Acts 9:14 : 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.
  • Acts 9:21 : 21 All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"
  • Acts 22:16 : 16 And now, why delay? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.
  • Rom 10:12-14 : 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches to all who call on Him. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?
  • 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
  • Acts 2:21 : 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 7:60
    85%

    60Then he fell to his knees and cried out, 'Lord, do not hold this sin against them.' When he had said this, he fell asleep.

  • Acts 7:54-58
    5 verses
    81%

    54When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

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

    56He said, 'Look, I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.'

    57At this they covered their ears and, shouting at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.

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

  • Acts 8:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

    2Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

  • Acts 22:18-23
    6 verses
    71%

    18I saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

    20And when the blood of Your servant Stephen was being shed, I stood there, giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.'

    21Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'

    22They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'

    23As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and flinging dust into the air,

  • Acts 22:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

    8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

  • Acts 9:4-7
    4 verses
    69%

    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

    5He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."

    6Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

    7The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.

  • Luke 23:46
    69%

    46Then Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.' And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

  • Acts 14:5
    69%

    5When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

  • Acts 6:8-10
    3 verses
    68%

    8Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

    9However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen.

    10But they could not stand up against the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he spoke.

  • Acts 14:19
    68%

    19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

  • Acts 26:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'

  • John 10:31
    68%

    31Again, the Jews picked up stones to stone him.

  • Acts 8:17
    67%

    17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 8:15
    67%

    15When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,

  • Mark 15:37
    67%

    37But Jesus let out a loud cry and took His last breath.

  • Acts 6:6
    67%

    6They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

  • Luke 22:41
    66%

    41He withdrew about a stone’s throw away from them, knelt down, and began to pray.

  • Acts 1:9
    66%

    9After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

  • Acts 9:1
    66%

    1But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

  • Acts 9:29
    66%

    29He talked and debated with the Hellenists, but they tried to kill him.

  • 2 Chr 24:21
    66%

    21But they conspired against him, and at the king's command, they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the house of the Lord.

  • Acts 6:12
    66%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 8:24
    66%

    24Then Simon answered, 'Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.'

  • Acts 9:14
    66%

    14And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.

  • Matt 27:50
    66%

    50Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit.

  • John 8:59
    65%

    59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple, passing through the midst of them, and went on his way.

  • Acts 5:6
    65%

    6The young men arose, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.

  • Acts 4:24
    65%

    24When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'

  • Matt 21:39
    65%

    39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

  • Acts 2:14
    65%

    14Then Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: 'Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.'

  • Acts 9:11
    65%

    11The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.

  • Acts 4:29
    65%

    29'And now, Lord, consider their threats and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness.'

  • Acts 2:37
    65%

    37When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'