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The Arrest of Stephen

Acts 6:15

In 9 translations

BSB
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
KJV
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
WEB
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
ASV
And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
LSV
and gazing at him, all those sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
YLT
and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
DBY
And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.
DRC
And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.
GNV
And as all that sate in the Councill, looked stedfastly on him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πάντες (“all”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἅπαντες (“all”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of εἶδον: Westcott–Hort: εἶδαν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: πάντες. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πάντες; Robinson–Pierpont read ἅπαντες.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου.
RP2018
Καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν ἅπαντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ, εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν ἅπαντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ, εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου.
SCR1894
και ατενισαντες εις αυτον απαντες οι καθεζομενοι εν τω συνεδριω ειδον το προσωπον αυτου ωσει προσωπον αγγελου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
  • Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
  • Exodus 34:29–35And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses,…
  • Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:7–8Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, will not the ministry of the Spirit be…
  • Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to…

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