Acts 7:51
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.”
σκληροτράχηλος
Stiff-necked, obstinate, hardened. Sklērotráchēlos. Israel was called stiff-necked in the wilderness, refusing to turn toward God. A hard neck cannot bow. Bend before it breaks you.
καρδία
hearts
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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οὖς
in ears,
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οὖς
Ear, hearing organ. Ous. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Physical ears are common; tuned ears are rare. Incline yours.
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πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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πατήρ
fathers
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πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
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