When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart , and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
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Gill's Exposition
And said, behold, I see the heavens opened,.... As they were at the baptism of Christ; see Gill on Mat 3:16,
and the son of man standing at the right hand of God; he calls Jesus "the son of man"; a…
Barnes' Notes
They were cut to the heart - They were exceedingly enraged and indignant. The whole course of the speech had been such as to excite their anger, and now they could restrain themselves no longer. They…
Adam Clarke
They were cut to the heart - Διεπριοντο, They were sawn through. See the note on Act 5:33.
They gnashed on him with their teeth - They were determined to hear him no longer; were filled with rage…
We have here the death of the first martyr of the Christian church, and there is in this story a lively instance of the outrage and fury of the persecutors (such as we may expect to meet with if we…
Cambridge Bible
Act 7:54 to Act 8:1. Effect of the Speech. Death of Stephen
54. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart There is a conjunction in the original which is not expressed in the English.…
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