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Markdown
21 lines
778 B
Markdown
Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in [Acts 7:1](./01.md).
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## You people who are stiff-necked… ##
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necked…** - Stephen shifted from identifying with the Jewish leaders to rebuking them.
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## uncircumcised in heart ##
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"disobedient in heart". Stephen may have been comparing them to the Gentiles, which they would have understood as an insult.
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## Which of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? ##
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This is a rhetorical question where Stephen was rebuking them. Can be translated as, "Your forefathers persecuted every prophet!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Righteous One ##
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This refers to the Christ, the Messiah.
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## murderers of him ##
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"murderers of the Righteous One" or "murderers of the Christ" |