Acts 6:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then all who sat in the council (Sanhedrin), as they gazed intently at Stephen, saw that his face had the appearance of the face of an angel.

American Standard Version (1901)

And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Common English Bible

Everyone seated in the council stared at Stephen, and they saw that his face was radiant, just like an angel’s.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face, as if it had become the face of an Angel.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.

Acts 6:15 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? Being wise makes one’s face shine, but arrogance changes one’s face.

Matthew 13:43

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!

Matthew 17:2

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell of fire.

Mark 8:25

Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again, and he looked intently, and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

Acts 7:1

Then the high priest asked him, “Are these things so?”

2 Corinthians 3:18

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.