Acts 7:55

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,

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  • Acts 6:5 : 5 This proposal pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the exact image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
  • Mic 3:8 : 8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
  • Mark 16:19 : 19 So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God.
  • John 12:41 : 41 These things Isaiah said when he saw his glory and spoke of him.
  • Ps 109:31-110:1 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn his soul. 1 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.
  • Isa 6:1-3 : 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.
  • Ezek 10:4 : 4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
  • Acts 1:10-11 : 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  • Ezek 11:23 : 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
  • Acts 6:3 : 3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this duty.
  • Acts 6:10 : 10 They were unable to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
  • Acts 13:9-9 : 9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him, 10 And said, O full of all deceit and all trickery, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Cor 12:2-4 : 2 I knew a man in Christ over fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I cannot tell, or whether out of the body, I cannot tell; God knows) who was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell; God knows) 4 How he was caught up into paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a person to utter.
  • Heb 8:1 : 1 Now of the things we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
  • Rev 4:1-3 : 1 After this, I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven. And the first voice I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place hereafter." 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. 3 And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.
  • Rev 21:11 : 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
  • 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to him from the excellent glory, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
  • Acts 6:8 : 8 Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
  • Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
  • Ezek 10:18 : 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
  • Ezek 1:26-28 : 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. 27 And I saw as the color of amber, as the appearance of fire all around within it, from the appearance of his waist even upward, and from the appearance of his waist even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness all around. 28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one speaking.
  • John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

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    56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.

    57Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord,

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    8But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

    9And when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

    10And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

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  • 19So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God.

  • 9Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him,

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    15For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

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  • 52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • 24For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a great many people were added to the Lord.

  • 11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

  • 20And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and kept the clothes of those who killed him.

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  • 3So they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who confirmed the word of His grace by granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • 17And it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance,

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