Acts 7:50

7:50 Did my hand ¹  not make all these things?’ ² 

Acts 7:60

7:60 Then he fell ³  to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” ⁴  When ⁵  he had said this, he died. ⁶ 

[7:50]  ¹ tn Or “Did I.” The phrase “my hand” is ultimately a metaphor for God himself.

[7:50]  ² tn The question in Greek introduced with οὐχί (ouci) expects a positive reply.

[7:60]  ³ tn Grk “Then falling to his knees he cried out.” The participle θείς (qeis) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[7:60]  ⁴ sn The remarks Lord Jesus, receive my spirit and Lord, do not hold this sin against them recall statements Jesus made on the cross (Luke 23:34, 46).

[7:60]  ⁵ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, καί (kai) has not been translated here; a new sentence is begun instead.

[7:60]  ⁶ tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.