Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Which	τίνα tina	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
prophets	προφητῶν prophētōn	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — genitive plural masculine
have	ἐδίωξαν ediōxan	G1377	compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
fathers	πατέρες pateres	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative plural masculine
persecuted	διώκω diṓkō	G1377	compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος))
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
slain	ἀπέκτειναν apekteinan	G615	to kill outright · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
which	τῶν tōn	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive plural masculine
before	προκαταγγείλαντας prokatangeilantas	G4293	to anounce beforehand · verb — aorist active participle, accusative plural masculine
of	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
coming	ἐλεύσεως eleuseōs	G1660	an advent · noun — genitive singular feminine
One	δικαίου, dikaiou	G1342	equitable (in character or act) · adjective — genitive singular masculine
whom	οὗ hou	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — genitive singular masculine
ye	ὑμεῖς hymeîs	G5210	you (as subjective of verb)
been	ἐγένεσθε· egenesthe	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
now	νῦν nun	G3568	"now" (as adverb of date · adverb
betrayers	προδόται prodotai	G4273	a surrender · noun — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
murderers	φονεῖς phoneis	G5406	a murderer (always of criminal (or at least intentional… · noun — nominative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine al…
2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his peopl…
1 Thessalonians 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Jeremiah 2:30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Matthew 23:31-37 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
Luke 11:47-51 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Acts 3:14-15 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:51-53

Stephen was going on in his discourse (as it should seem by the thread of it) to show that, as the temple, so the temple-service must come to an end, and it would be the glory of both to give way to that worship of the Father in spirit and in truth which was to be established in the kingdom of the Messiah, stripped of the pompous ceremonies of the old law, and so he was going to apply all this which he had said more closely to his present purpose; but he perceived they could not bear it. They could patiently hear the history of the Old Testament told (it was a piece of learning which they themselves dealt much in); but if Stephen go about to tell them that their power and tyranny must come d…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:52

Which of, &c.--Deadly hostility to the messengers of God, whose high office it was to tell of "the Righteous One," that well-known prophetic title of Messiah (Isa 53:11; Jer 23:6, &c.), and this consummated by the betrayal and murder of Messiah Himself, on the part of those now sitting in judgment on the speaker, are the still darker features of the national character depicted in these withering words.

Adam Clarke on Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? - Ye have not only resisted the Holy Ghost, but ye have persecuted all those who have spoken to you in his name, and by his influence: thus ye prove your opposition to the Spirit himself, by your opposition to every thing that proceeds from him. They have slain them, etc. - Isaiah, who showed before of the coming of Christ, the Jews report, was sawn asunder at the command of Manasseh. The coming of the Just One - Του δικαιου, Meaning Jesus Christ; emphatically called the just or righteous person, not only because of the unspotted integrity of his heart and life, but because of his plenary acquittal, when tried at the tribunal of Pilate:…

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John Gill on Acts 7:52

The Church Fathers

And he calls these his betrayers and murderers, as being partners with those who crucified him, and indeed, he says, having received the law, they hold commands, some of them making the bringing of an offering equivalent to the conduct of those who pay the tax. [AMMONIUS]
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

If then, he says, you kill those who foretold his coming, it is nothing remarkable that I, proclaiming the foretold one, should be killed by you. Nor was he ignorant that he would die at their hands, being full of the Holy Spirit. Therefore he also used boldness without restraint.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

Speaking these things we know that the blessed Stephen speaks the truth, being spoken through by the Holy Spirit. But to prove this from the Old Testament how those who disbelieve in Jesus blame their fathers for persecuting and killing the prophets is not possible from the books presented as the New Testament. [ORIGEN]
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Stephen — One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asleep” with a prayer for his…
Confessing Christ · Exemplified: Stephen — Exemplified: Stephen
Court · ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN — ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN
Jews, The · Christ: Murdered by — Christ: Murdered by
Murder · Jews — Jews
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS
Titles And Names Of Christ · Just One — Just One

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 7:52

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:51-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:52

Adam Clarke on Acts 7:52

John Gill on Acts 7:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 7:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:51-53

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:52

Adam Clarke on Acts 7:52

John Gill on Acts 7:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 7:51-53

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 7:51