Acts 7:55-56
What is written? (ESV)
But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. And he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.
What does it say?
[Stephen], full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God [the Father] and Jesus [the Son] standing at the right hand. And he said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
What is its immediate context?
Stephen has been brought before the Jewish High Priest and council on charges of blasphemy against God and Moses (6:11). The entire chapter seven is his public defense before he is ultimately stoned to death.
How Acts 7:55-56 is applied across Bible answers
Where is Jesus today?
Stephen witnessed Jesus "standing at the right hand of God" in heaven.
Where is the dwelling of God the Father?
Stephen sees "Jesus standing at the right hand of God" as he "gazed into heaven".
