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Acts 7

Acts 7:51 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ye
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
stiffnecked
sklerotrachelos (Greek #4644)
hardnaped, i.e. (figuratively) obstinate
KJV usage: stiffnecked.
Pronounce: sklay-rot-rakh'-ay-los
Origin: from 4642 and 5137
n and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
uncircumcised
aperitmetos (Greek #564)
uncircumcised (figuratively)
KJV usage: uncircumcised.
Pronounce: ap-er-eet'-may-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 4059
o in heart
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kardia (Greek #2588)
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
KJV usage: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
Pronounce: kar-dee'-ah
Origin: prolonged from a primary κάρ (Latin cor, "heart")
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
ears
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ous (Greek #3775)
the ear (physically or mentally)
KJV usage: ear.
Pronounce: ooce
Origin: apparently a primary word
, ye do
antipipto (Greek #496)
to oppose
KJV usage: resist.
Pronounce: an-tee-pip'-to
Origin: from 473 and 4098 (including its alternate)
always
aei (Greek #104)
from an obsolete primary noun (apparently meaning continued duration); "ever,"by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly; --always, ever.
Pronounce: ah-eye'
resist
antipipto (Greek #496)
to oppose
KJV usage: resist.
Pronounce: an-tee-pip'-to
Origin: from 473 and 4098 (including its alternate)
the
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
Holy
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
Ghost
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
: as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
fathers
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pater (Greek #3962)
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
KJV usage: father, parent.
Pronounce: pat-ayr'
Origin: apparently a primary word
did, so
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
do ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
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Ex. 32:9• 9{i}And Jehovah said to Moses,{/i} I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people. (Ex. 32:9)
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Isa. 48:4• 4Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; (Isa. 48:4)
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Lev. 26:41• 41so [that] I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies. If then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity, (Lev. 26:41)
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Jer. 9:26• 26Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. (Jer. 9:26)
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Rom. 2:28‑29• 28For he that is outwardly a Jew is not [one], nor [is] that which is outward in flesh circumcision,
 29but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:28‑29)

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Fathers,
Ghost,
Heart,
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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stiffnecked.
Ex. 32:9• 9{i}And Jehovah said to Moses,{/i} I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people. (Ex. 32:9)
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Ex. 33:3,5• 3{i}into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in the midst of thee, for thou art a stiff-necked people, —lest I consume thee on the way.{/i}
 5{i}Now Jehovah had said to Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people: in one moment I will come up into the midst of thee and will consume thee. And now put off thine ornaments from thee, and I will know what I will do unto thee.{/i} (Ex. 33:3,5)
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Ex. 34:9• 9{i}and said, If indeed I have found grace in thine eyes, Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in our midst; for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for an inheritance!{/i} (Ex. 34:9)
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Deut. 9:6,13• 6{i}Know therefore that Jehovah thy God doth not give thee this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiff-necked people.{/i}
 13{i}And Jehovah spoke unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.{/i} (Deut. 9:6,13)
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Deut. 31:27• 27{i}for I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck. Lo, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death!{/i} (Deut. 31:27)
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2 Chron. 30:8• 8Now, be ye not stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified forever, {i}and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.{/i} (2 Chron. 30:8)
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Neh. 9:16• 16{i}But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,{/i} (Neh. 9:16)
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Psa. 75:5• 5Lift not up your horn on high,{HR}Speak not with arrogant neck. (Psa. 75:5)
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Psa. 78:8• 8And might not be as their fathers,{HR}A stubborn and rebellious generation,{HR}A generation that set (prepared) not their hearts,{HR}And whose spirit was not steadfast with God (El). (Psa. 78:8)
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Isa. 48:4• 4Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; (Isa. 48:4)
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Jer. 17:23• 23{i}but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.{/i} (Jer. 17:23)
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Ezek. 2:4• 4And the children are hard of face and stiff of heart. I send thee to them, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 2:4)
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Zech. 7:11‑12• 11{i}But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.{/i}
 12{i}And they made their heart as an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.{/i} (Zech. 7:11‑12)
uncircumcised.
Lev. 26:41• 41so [that] I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies. If then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity, (Lev. 26:41)
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Deut. 10:16• 16{i}Circumcise then the foreskin of your heart, and stiffen your neck no more.{/i} (Deut. 10:16)
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Deut. 30:6• 6{i}And Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.{/i} (Deut. 30:6)
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Jer. 4:4• 4Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it {i}because of the evil of your doings.{/i} (Jer. 4:4)
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Jer. 6:10• 10{i}To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.{/i} (Jer. 6:10)
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Jer. 9:25‑26• 25Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
 26Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. (Jer. 9:25‑26)
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Ezek. 44:7,9• 7in that ye have brought children of a stranger, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat, and the blood; and they have broken my covenant, because of all your abominations.
 9Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, no stranger uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. (Ezek. 44:7,9)
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Rom. 2:25,28‑29• 25For circumcision indeed profiteth if thou do law; but if thou be a transgressor of law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
 28For he that is outwardly a Jew is not [one], nor [is] that which is outward in flesh circumcision,
 29but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:25,28‑29)
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Phil. 3:3• 3for we are the circumcision that worship God in Spirit and boast in Christ Jesus, and have no trust in flesh. (Phil. 3:3)
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Col. 2:11• 11in whom also ye were circumcised with circumcision not wrought by hand, in the putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of the Christ; (Col. 2:11)
resist.
Acts 6:10• 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. (Acts 6:10)
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Neh. 9:30• 30{i}And many years didst thou forbear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets; but they would not give ear: and thou gavest them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.{/i} (Neh. 9:30)
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Isa. 63:10• 10But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit: and he turned to be their enemy; himself, he fought against them. (Isa. 63:10)
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Eph. 4:30• 30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God by whom ye were sealed for redemption-day. (Eph. 4:30)
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Acts 7:9,27,35,39• 9And the patriarchs through jealousy sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
 27But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
 35This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge? him hath God sent [both] ruler and deliverer, with an angel's hand that appeared to him in the bush.
 39to whom our fathers would not be subject but thrust [him] away and turned in their hearts into Egypt (Acts 7:9,27,35,39)
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Matt. 23:31‑33• 31{i}So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:{/i}
 32{i}and ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.{/i}
 33{i}Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?{/i} (Matt. 23:31‑33)
• {v.51-53} Law, prophets, Christ, the Holy Spirit, all tried, and man at enmity against God. The cross had really proved it, but this had added the rejection of the testimony of the Holy Spirit to a glorified Christ. (“John 7” by J.N. Darby)
• They always resisted the Holy Spirit, as they had always disobeyed the law. Judaism was judged, after the long patience of God and all His ways of grace with man as means were exhausted. (“Acts 6-7” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.51-53} A most instructive and wonderfully compressed summary of their national sins from first to last, heard of God's unparalleled dealings with Israel. (“Acts 7:51-53” by W. Kelly)
• Alas! they were, as Moses told them at the outset, a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. (“Acts 7:51-53” by W. Kelly)
• He begins with their habitual antagonism, fathers and sons alike, to the Holy Spirit; so that their prime religious badge had lost all meaning—their circumcision was become uncircumcision. (“Acts 7:51-53” by W. Kelly)
• {v.51-53} No people till then so privileged, none so guilty, and, we may add, so convicted; for they had broken the law, persecuted the prophets, slain the Messiah, and always resisted the Holy Ghost. (“Acts 7:51-53” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, *ye* do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, *ye* also.

W. Kelly Translation

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Stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heartsa and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers so ye.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Some MSS. give the singular.