ACTs 7:56 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT and he-says, "Behold, I-am-observing the heavens having-been-opened-up and the son of {the man} out of {[the] right[hand]s} of {the God}, having-stood."

ULT And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right of God.”

UST “Look,” he said, “I see right into heaven, and I see the Son of Man in human form standing where God rules!”

BSB “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right [hand] of God.”

MSB “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right [hand] of God.”

BLB and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

AICNT and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of {God}.”[fn]

7:56, God: C(04) reads “him.”

OEB ‘Look,’ he exclaimed, ‘I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God’s right hand!’

WEBBE & WMBB and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

NET “Look!” he said. “I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

LSV and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.”

FBV “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand.”

TCNT He said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

T4T “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open, and I see the one who came from heaven standing at God’s right side!”

LEB And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

BBE And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

Moff "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of man standing at God's right hand!"

Wymth "I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

ASV and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

DRA But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

YLT and he said, 'Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.'

Drby and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of [fn]God.

7.56 Elohim

RV and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

SLT And he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.

Wbstr And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

KJB-1769 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

KJB-1611 And said, Behold, I see the heauens opened, and the Sonne of man standing on the right hand of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And sayde: Beholde, I see the heauens open, & the sonne of man standyng on the ryght hande of God.
(And said: Behold, I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God.)

Gnva And said, Beholde, I see the heauens open, and the Sonne of man standing at the right hand of God.
(And said, Behold, I see the heavens open, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.)

Cvdl and sayde: Beholde, I se the heauens open, and the sonne of ma stondinge on ye righte honde of God.
(and said: Behold, I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on ye/you_all right hand of God.)

TNT and sayde: beholde I se the hevens open and the sonne of man stondynge on the ryght honde of god.
(and said: behold I see the heavens open and the son of man standing on the right hand of god.)

Wycl But whanne Steuene was ful of the Hooli Goost, he bihelde in to heuene, and say the glorie of God, and Jhesu stondinge on the riythalf of the vertu of God. And he seide, Lo! Y se heuenes openyd, and mannus sone stondynge on the riythalf of the vertu of God.
(But when Steuene was full of the Holy Ghost, he beheld in to heaven, and say the glory of God, and Yesus/Yeshua standing on the right-hand of the virtue of God. And he said, Lo! I see heavens opened, and man’s son standing on the right-hand of the virtue of God.)

Luth und sprach: Siehe, ich sehe den Himmel offen und des Menschen Sohn zur Rechten Gottes stehen.
(and spoke: See/Look, I see the heaven open/plainly and the people son to/for law/right God’s stand.)

ClVg Cum autem esset plenus Spiritu Sancto, intendens in cælum, vidit gloriam Dei, et Jesum stantem a dextris Dei. Et ait: Ecce video cælos apertos, et Filium hominis stantem a dextris Dei.[fn]
(Since however was full By_Spirit Holy, attending in/into/on the_sky, he_saw glory of_God, and Yesus standing from on_the_right of_God. And he_said: Behold I_see the_skies/heavens open, and Son of_man standing from on_the_right of_God.)

7.55 / 7.55 Stantem. Immobiliter, quia non ite rum casurus, vel indicatur habitus auxiliantis, et injurias judicantis, et pro servo pugnantis. Video cœlos. RAB. Migraturus a terra, cœlos vidit apertos, ut qui terrenam vitam pro Christo contempsit, mereatur hæreditatem cœli, et ideo in ipsa passione videt præmium. Filium hominis. Cum Christus sit Filius Dei, maluit tamen appellare Filium hominis, ut confundatur Judæorum infidelitas, qui eum ut purum hominem crucifixerunt, quem Deum credere noluerunt.

7.55 / 7.55 Standing. Immovably, because not/no go rum about_to_fall, or is_indicated habit helping, and injuries judging, and for server/keeper fighting. I_see heavens. RAB. About_to_migrate from earth/land, heavens he_saw open, as who/which earthly life for to_Christ/Messiah despised, deserves inheritance heavens, and therefore/for_that_reason in/into/on herself passionately he_sees prize. Son of_man. Since Christ/Messiah be Son of_God, preferred nevertheless to_call Son of_man, as may_be_confused Jews infidelity/disloyalty, who/which him as pure man they_crucified, which God to_believe they_didn’t_want.

UGNT καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ, θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς διηνοιγμένους, καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(kai eipen, idou, theōrō tous ouranous diaʸnoigmenous, kai ton Huion tou Anthrōpou ek dexiōn hestōta tou Theou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ εἶπεν· Ἰδοὺ θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ⸀διηνοιγμένους καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ θεοῦ.
(kai eipen; Idou theōrō tous ouranous ⸀diaʸnoigmenous kai ton huion tou anthrōpou ek dexiōn hestōta tou theou.)

RP-GNT καὶ εἶπεν, Ἰδού, θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἀνεῳγμένους, καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ θεοῦ.
(kai eipen, Idou, theōrō tous ouranous aneōigmenous, kai ton huion tou anthrōpou ek dexiōn hestōta tou theou.)

TC-GNT καὶ εἶπεν, Ἰδού, θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς [fn]ἀνεῳγμένους καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν [fn]ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(kai eipen, Idou, theōrō tous ouranous aneōigmenous kai ton huion tou anthrōpou ek dexiōn hestōta tou Theou.)

7:56 ανεωγμενους ¦ διηνοιγμενους ᴄᴛ

7:56 εστωτα του θεου ¦ του θεου εστωτα ᴀɴᴛ

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί εἶπεν Ἰδού θεωρῶ τούς οὐρανούς διηνοιγμένους καί τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Stephen is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Now listen]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς διηνοιγμένους, καὶ

˱I˲_˓am˒_observing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί εἶπεν Ἰδού θεωρῶ τούς οὐρανούς διηνοιγμένους καί τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Stephen is speaking of the heavens being opened to mean that they are open to his view. Alternate translation: [the heavens are open to my view, and I see] or [I can see into heaven, and I see]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

The title Son of Man is equivalent to “Messiah.” Jesus himself used that title to claim that role subtly and implicitly. You may want to translate the title directly into your language. Alternatively, if you think it would be helpful to your readers, you could express what it means. Alternate translation: [Jesus the Messiah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ

by ˓the˒_right ˓having˒_stood ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you translated the nominal adjective right in [7:55](../07/55.md). Alternate translation: [standing at the right side of God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ

by ˓the˒_right ˓having˒_stood ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you expressed the implicit significance of the phrase at the right of God in [7:55](../07/55.md). Alternate translation: [standing in a place of honor next to God]

Note 6 topic: translate-symaction

ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ Θεοῦ

by ˓the˒_right ˓having˒_stood ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you expressed the significance of the symbolic action of Jesus standing in [7:55](../07/55.md). Alternate translation: [the Son of Man, in a place of honor next to God, standing to honor me]

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