Acts 7:54-57

Context

Stephen is Killed

7:54 When they heard these things, they became furious¹ and ground their teeth² at him. 7:55 But Stephen,³ full⁴ of the Holy Spirit, looked intently⁵ toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing⁶ at the right hand of God. 7:56 “Look!” he said.⁷ “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 7:57 But they covered their ears,⁸ shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

Acts 21:36

Context
21:36 for a crowd of people⁹ followed them,¹⁰ screaming, “Away with him!”

Acts 25:24

Context
25:24 Then Festus¹¹ said, “King Agrippa,¹² and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace¹³ petitioned¹⁴ me both in Jerusalem¹⁵ and here,¹⁶ shouting loudly¹⁷ that he ought not to live any longer.

Luke 23:18

Context

23:18 But they all shouted out together,¹⁸ “Take this man¹⁹ away! Release Barabbas for us!”

John 19:15

Context

19:15 Then they²⁰ shouted out, “Away with him! Away with him!²¹ Crucify²² him!” Pilate asked,²³ “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied, “We have no king except Caesar!”

[7:54] ¹tn This verb, which also occurs in Acts 5:33, means “cut to the quick” or “deeply infuriated” (BDAG 235 s.v. διαπρίω).

[7:54] ²tn Or “they gnashed their teeth.” This idiom is a picture of violent rage (BDAG 184 s.v. βρύχω). See also Ps 35:16.

[7:55] ³tn Grk “he”; the referent (Stephen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:55] ⁴tn Grk “being full,” but the participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) has not been translated since it would be redundant in English.

[7:55] ⁵tn Grk “looking intently toward heaven, saw.” The participle ἀτενίσας (atenisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[7:55] ⁶sn The picture of Jesus standing (rather than seated) probably indicates his rising to receive his child. By announcing his vision, Stephen thoroughly offended his audience, who believed no one could share God’s place in heaven. The phrase is a variation on Ps 110:1.

[7:56] ⁷tn Grk “And he said, ‘Look!’” 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.

[7:57] ⁸sn They covered their ears to avoid hearing what they considered to be blasphemy.

[21:36] ⁹tn Grk “the multitude of people.” While πλῆθος (plhqo") is articular, it has been translated “a crowd” since it was probably a subset of the larger mob that gathered in v. 30.

[21:36] ¹⁰tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[25:24] ¹¹sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:24] ¹²sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[25:24] ¹³tn Probably best understood as rhetorical hyperbole. BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ states, “people, populace, population…τὸ πλῆθος the populace…ἅπαν τὸ πλ. τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων Ac 25:24.” However, the actions of the leadership are seen by Luke as representing the actions of the entire nation, so the remark is not inaccurate.

[25:24] ¹⁴tn Or “appealed to” (BDAG 341 s.v. ἐντυγχάνω 1.a).

[25:24] ¹⁵map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:24] ¹⁶sn Here means “here in Caesarea.”

[25:24] ¹⁷tn Or “screaming.”

[23:18] ¹⁸tn Grk “together, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated here.

[23:18] ¹⁹tn Grk “this one.” The reference to Jesus as “this man” is pejorative in this context.

[19:15] ²⁰tn Grk “Then these.”

[19:15] ²¹tn The words “with him” (twice) are not in the Greek text. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[19:15] ²²sn See the note on Crucify in 19:6.

[19:15] ²³tn Grk “Pilate said to them.” The words “to them” are not translated because it is clear in English who Pilate is addressing.