Acts 6:15
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Acts 6:15 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
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World English Bible Public Domain
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And looking intently at him, everyone sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face as the face of an angel.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
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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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And as all that sate in the Councill, looked stedfastly on him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and gazing at him, all those sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyone who sat in the council fixed their eyes on him and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And looking intently at him, everyone sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face as the face of an angel.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyone sitting on the council looked closely at Stephen, and his face shone like the face of an angel.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin stared at Stephen intently and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And all that sate in the counsell loked stedfastly on him and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an angell.
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- Appears 8× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 26:55
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Present
- Voice
- Middle or Passive deponent
- Mood
- Participle
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Plural
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀτενίσαντες atenízō G816 “to gaze upon” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- εἰς eis G1519 “into” Preposition
- αὐτὸν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- πάντες pâs G3956 “all” Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- καθεζόμενοι kathézomai G2516 “to sit down” Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- τῷ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Neuter
- συνεδρίῳ synédrion G4892 “assembly” Noun, Dative, Singular, Neuter
- εἶδον horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- πρόσωπον prósōpon G4383 “face” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- αὐτοῦ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- ὡσεὶ hōseí G5616 “as it were” Adverb
- πρόσωπον prósōpon G4383 “face” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- ἀγγέλου ángelos G32 “angel” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 17
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Acts
- section
Cross-references
6Topical passages linked to Acts 6:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
- Ecclesiastes 8:1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
- Exodus 34:29–35 It happened, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mountain, that Moses didn't know that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.
- Matthew 17:2 He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 3:7–8 But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Acts, in the Acts, opens this verse with 17 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kathézomai (“to sit down”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “to sit down” (kathézomai) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- How does Matthew 26:55, which shares the word «to sit down», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “face” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Compare how The Biblical Illustrator and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 15 words in this verse.
- “face” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 17 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Acts 6:15 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Joseph Benson's Commentary
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Calvin's Commentaries
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Scofield Reference Notes
C. I. Scofield
The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament
William B. Godbey
William B. Godbey, Commentary on the New Testament (1896–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
McGarvey & Pendleton's Commentaries
J. W. McGarvey
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.