Acts 7:59
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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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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δέχομαι
do receive
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἐπικαλέομαι
he was calling out
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ἐπικαλέομαι
to entitle; by implication, to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.)
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λιθοβολέω
they were stoning
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λιθοβολέω
to throw stones, i.e. lapidate
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Στέφανος
Stephen
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Στέφανος
Stephanus, a Christian
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