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Acts 7:51

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7:51“You stubborn153 people, with uncircumcised154 hearts and ears!155 You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors156 did!

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Footnotes

  1. 153 Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.
  2. 154 The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmētoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT (occurs only once). See ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.
  3. 155 Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)
  4. 156 Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.

NLTNew Living Translation

“You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“You stiff-necked people and uncircumcised in hearts and in your ears! You constantly resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so also do you!

KJV 1900King James Version

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.