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- 15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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Feb 13, 2024 · When Stephen stood before his accusers, glowing with the face of an angel, he was radiating God’s wisdom and heaven’s glory. Without speaking a word, Stephen’s countenance gave witness that he was the Lord’s faithful servant.
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. New Living Translation At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.
Dec 9, 2023 · Stephen’s angelic face reflected his noble character and the work of God’s Spirit in him in several ways: Spirit-filled – He was described as “full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom” (Acts 6:3) and “full of grace and power” through the Spirit (Acts 6:8). This showed in his glowing face.
Jan 14, 2019 · What did it mean that Stephen’s “face was like the face of an angel” (Acts 6:15), and why did it look this way? We first meet Stephen as a deacon, “a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 6:5).
It must be interpreted by the account given of angels as appearing in the form of “young men” (Mark 16:5), and so throws some light upon St. Stephen’s age, as being, probably, about the same standing as St. Paul, and implies that his face was lighted up as by the radiance of a divine brightness.
To say Stephen's face reminded his audience of an angel speaks more to the evidence of God's power in his life than anything else. Stephen is clearly not defenseless, either. He is filled with the Holy Spirit, boldly speaking words of truth that his adversaries are powerless to refute (Acts 6:10).
15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Stephen’s Speech to the Sanhedrin. 7 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?” 2 To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me!
