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Acts 7:51-60

51 “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

52 Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—

53 you who have received the law that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it.”

54 The Stoning of Stephen
When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

55 But 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.

56 “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 and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,

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

59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

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

Cross References for Acts 7:51-60

Genesis 6:3 - Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days wi... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:3

Nehemiah 9:30 - For many years you were patient with them. By your Spirit you admonished them through your prop... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:30 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:30

1 Thessalonians 5:19 - Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:19

Isaiah 63:10 - Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himse... Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:10

Ephesians 4:30 - And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:30 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:30

Deuteronomy 10:16 - Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:16

Jeremiah 4:4 - Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you men of Judah and people of Jerus... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:4 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:4

Deuteronomy 30:6 - The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you m... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 30:6 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 30:6

Philippians 3:3 - For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:3 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:3

Jeremiah 9:25-26 - “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:25-26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:25-26

Exodus 33:5 - For the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:5 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:5

Deuteronomy 9:14 - Let me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. And I will ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:14

Acts 7:9 - “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God wa... Click to read the verse Acts 7:9 Click to read the verse Acts 7:9

Acts 7:35 - “This is the same Moses whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ ... Click to read the verse Acts 7:35 Click to read the verse Acts 7:35

Acts 7:27 - “But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and... Click to read the verse Acts 7:27 Click to read the verse Acts 7:27

Isaiah 7:13 - Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? W... Click to read the verse Isaiah 7:13 Click to read the verse Isaiah 7:13

Romans 2:28-29 - A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. Click to read the verse Romans 2:28-29 Click to read the verse Romans 2:28-29

Hebrews 10:29 - How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of G... Click to read the verse Hebrews 10:29 Click to read the verse Hebrews 10:29

Numbers 16:3 - They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, “You have gone too far! The wh... Click to read the verse Numbers 16:3 Click to read the verse Numbers 16:3

Exodus 6:12 - But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen ... Click to read the verse Exodus 6:12 Click to read the verse Exodus 6:12

John 14:26 - But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all th... Click to read the verse John 14:26 Click to read the verse John 14:26

2 Chronicles 30:8 - Do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; submit to the Lord. Come to the sanctuary, which ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 30:8 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 30:8

Leviticus 26:41 - which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:41 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:41

Jeremiah 6:10 - To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cann... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:10

Jeremiah 9:26 - Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the desert in distant places. For all these... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:26

Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, lon... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:10

Zechariah 7:11-12 - “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears. Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:11-12 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:11-12

Isaiah 48:4 - For I knew how stubborn you were; the sinews of your neck were iron, your forehead was bronze. Click to read the verse Isaiah 48:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 48:4

Jeremiah 13:10 - These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hea... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:10

Ezekiel 44:9 - This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:9

Acts 7:39 - “But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned bac... Click to read the verse Acts 7:39 Click to read the verse Acts 7:39

2 Kings 17:14 - But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their fathers, who did not trust in the L... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:14 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:14

Exodus 34:9 - “O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes,” he said, “then let the Lord go with us. Although ... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:9 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:9

Nehemiah 9:16 - “But they, our forefathers, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and did not obey your commands. Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:16 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:16

Deuteronomy 1:43 - So I told you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the Lord’s command and in your ar... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:43 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:43

Exodus 33:3 - Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a st... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:3 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:3

Deuteronomy 32:5 - They have acted corruptly toward him; to their shame they are no longer his children, but a war... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:5 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:5

Exodus 32:9 - “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. Click to read the verse Exodus 32:9 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:9

Psalms 78:8 - They would not be like their forefathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts we... Click to read the verse Psalms 78:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:8

Deuteronomy 31:27 - For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the Lor... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:27 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:27

Deuteronomy 9:6 - Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:6 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:6

Deuteronomy 9:13 - And the Lord said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are a stiff-necked people indeed! Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:13 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:13

Deuteronomy 9:24 - You have been rebellious against the Lord ever since I have known you. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:24 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:24

Matthew 12:31 - And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the ... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:31 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:31

Ezekiel 44:7 - In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in hea... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:7

Colossians 2:11 - In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcis... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:11 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:11

Leviticus 19:23 - “‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:23 Click to read the verse Leviticus 19:23

Deuteronomy 1:26 - Rebellion Against the Lord But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:26 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:26

Matthew 23:31-33 - So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Click to read the verse Matthew 23:31-33 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:31-33

Ezekiel 2:4 - The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 2:4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 2:4

John 8:43 - Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. Click to read the verse John 8:43 Click to read the verse John 8:43

Isaiah 30:9 - These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s ins... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:9

Ezekiel 20:18 - I said to their children in the desert, “Do not follow the statutes of your fathers or keep the... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:18 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:18

Acts 13:46 - Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Sin... Click to read the verse Acts 13:46 Click to read the verse Acts 13:46

Acts 5:39 - But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fi... Click to read the verse Acts 5:39 Click to read the verse Acts 5:39

Acts 6:10 - but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. Click to read the verse Acts 6:10 Click to read the verse Acts 6:10

2 Kings 21:20 - He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:20 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:20

Ezekiel 24:3 - Tell this rebellious house a parable and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:3

Jeremiah 7:26 - But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:26

2 Kings 19:28 - Because you rage against me and your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:28 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:28

Ezekiel 20:30 - Judgment and Restoration “Therefore say to the house of Israel: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lor... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:30 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:30

Isaiah 46:12 - Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness. Click to read the verse Isaiah 46:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 46:12

Micah 2:6 - False Prophets “Do not prophesy,” their prophets say. “Do not prophesy about these things; disg... Click to read the verse Micah 2:6 Click to read the verse Micah 2:6

Jeremiah 17:23 - Yet they did not listen or pay attention; they were stiff-necked and would not listen or respon... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:23

Psalms 75:5 - Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak with outstretched neck.’” Click to read the verse Psalms 75:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 75:5

Ezekiel 2:3 - He said: “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebel... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 2:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 2:3

Zechariah 7:11 - “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears. Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:11 Click to read the verse Zechariah 7:11

Acts 19:9 - But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Pa... Click to read the verse Acts 19:9 Click to read the verse Acts 19:9

Isaiah 43:27 - Your first father sinned; your spokesmen rebelled against me. Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:27 Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:27

Ezekiel 16:43 - “‘Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I w... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:43 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:43

Hosea 11:2 - But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and t... Click to read the verse Hosea 11:2 Click to read the verse Hosea 11:2

Ezekiel 32:25 - A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are un... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 32:25 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 32:25

Ezekiel 28:10 - You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 28:10 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 28:10

Luke 20:2 - “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?” Click to read the verse Luke 20:2 Click to read the verse Luke 20:2

Amos 2:11 - I also raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from among your young men. Is this... Click to read the verse Amos 2:11 Click to read the verse Amos 2:11

Mark 10:5 - “It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. Click to read the verse Mark 10:5 Click to read the verse Mark 10:5

Mark 11:28 - “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do t... Click to read the verse Mark 11:28 Click to read the verse Mark 11:28

Luke 11:47 - “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your forefathers who killed t... Click to read the verse Luke 11:47 Click to read the verse Luke 11:47

Romans 2:25 - Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as tho... Click to read the verse Romans 2:25 Click to read the verse Romans 2:25