And he kneeled down , and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Barnes' Notes
And he kneeled down - This seems to have been a “voluntary” kneeling; a placing himself in this position for the purpose of “prayer,” choosing to die in this attitude. Lord - That is, Lord Jesus. See…
Adam Clarke
He kneeled down - That he might die as the subject of his heavenly Master - acting and suffering in the deepest submission to his Divine will and permissive providence; and, at the same time, showing…
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
And he kneeled down in prayer, probably before the stoning had commenced.
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge i.e. Reckon it not against them. The original word is the same as in Rom 10:3, "going…
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