Acts 7:1

“Then said the high priest, Are these things so?”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 7:1

Then said the high Priest, Are these things so?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the high priest said, Are these things so?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Then the high priest said, Are these things true?
- Basic English Bible

And the high priest said, Are these things then so?
- Darby Bible

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
- Webster's Bible

Then the High Priest asked him, "Are these statements true?"
- Weymouth Bible

The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
- World English Bible

And the prynce of prestis seide to Steuene, Whethir these thingis han hem so?
- Wycliffe Bible

And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 7:1

Wesley's Notes for Acts 7:1


7:2 And he said - St. Stephen had been accused of blasphemy against Moses, and even against God; and of speaking against the temple and the law, threatening that Jesus would destroy the one, and change the other. In answer to this accusation, rehearsing as it were the articles of his historical creed, he speaks of God with high reverence, and a grateful sense of a long series of acts of goodness to the Israelites, and of Moses with great respect, on account of his important and honourable employments under God: of the temple with regard, as being built to the honour of God; yet not with such superstition as the Jews; putting them in mind, that no temple could comprehend God. And he was going on, no doubt, when he was interrupted by their clamour, to speak to the last point, the destruction of the temple, and the change of the law by Christ. Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken - The sum of his discourse is this: I acknowledge the glory of God revealed to the fathers, ver. 2; #Ac 7:2 the calling of Moses|, ver. 34, #7:34 |&c; the dignity of the law, verses 8,38,44 #Ac 7:8|,38,44; the holiness of this place, verses 7,45,47. #Ac 7:7|,45,47 And indeed the law is more ancient than the temple; the promise more ancient than the law. For God showed himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their children freely, ver. 2, &c; 9, &c; 17,&c; 32,34,35; #Ac 7:2|,9,17,32,34,35 and they showed faith and obedience to God, ver. 4, 20, &c, 23, #Ac 7:4|,20,23 particularly by their regard for the law, ver. 8, #Ac 7:8| and the promised land, ver. 16. #7:16| Meantime, God never confined his presence to this one place or to the observers of the law. For he hath been acceptably worshipped before the law was given, or the temple built, and out of this land, ver. 2, 9, 33, 44. #Ac 7:2|,9,33,44 And that our fathers and their posterity were not tied down to this land, their various sojournings, ver. 4, &c; 14, 29, 44, #Ac 7:4|,14,29,44 and exile, ver. 43, show. #Ac 7:43| But you and your fathers have always been evil, ver. 9; #Ac 7:9| have withstood Moses, ver. 25, &c, 39, &c; #Ac 7:25|,39 have despised the land, ver. 39, #Ac 7:39| forsaken God, ver. 40, &c, #Ac 7:40| superstitiously honoured the temple, ver. 48, #Ac 7:48| resisted God and his Spirit, ver 50, #Ac 7:50| killed the prophets and the Messiah himself, ver. 51, #Ac 7:51| and kept not the law for which ye contend, ver. 53. #Ac 7:53| Therefore God is not bound to you; much less to you alone. And truly this solemn testimony of Stephen is most worthy of his character, as a man full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith and power: in which, though he does not advance so many regular propositions, contradictory to those of his adversaries, yet he closely and nervously answers them all. Nor can we doubt but he would, from these premises, have drawn inferences touching the destruction of the temple, the abrogation of the Mosaic law, the punishment of that rebellious people; and above all, touching Jesus of Nazareth, the true Messiah, had not his discourse been interrupted by the clamours of the multitude, stopping their ears, and rushing upon him. Men, brethren, and fathers - All who are here present, whether ye are my equals in years, or of more advanced age. The word which in this and in many other places is rendered men is a mere expletive. The God of glory - The glorious God, appeared to Abraham before he dwelt in Haran - Therefore Abraham knew God, long before he was in this land. #Gen 12:1|.

7:3 Which I will show thee - Abraham knew not where he went.



People's Bible Notes for Acts 7:1


Ac 7:1 The Martyrdom of Stephen SUMMARY OF ACTS 7: Stephen Outlines God's Dealings with Abraham. The Christ Promised. Abraham a Man of Faith Before Circumcision Was Appointed. The Patriarchs Sell Joseph into Bondage, Ignorant of the. Counsels of God. The Israelites in Egypt First Reject Moses Their Deliverer. The Rejected Moses Is Their Savior. He Predicted a Prophet Like Unto Himself. The Tabernacle and Temple Built, Though God Dwells Not in. Temples Made with Hands. The Jews of Stephen's Time Were Like Their Fathers in Resisting. God. Had Slain the Holy One and Had Not Kept the Law. The Outburst of Rage. Stephen Stoned by the Mob. Are these things so? As president, the high priest asks what reply Stephen has to make to the charges.

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