11 translations · Greek
Acts 7:51
“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
Acts 7:51 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- KJV King James Version
- Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers—also you;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You arrogant, hard-hearted people! You never listen! You always fight against the Holy Spirit! You act just like your fathers did!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers — also ye;
- DBY Darby Translation
- O stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers, ye also.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did , so do ye.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do you also.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Σκληροτράχηλοι | Sklērotrachēloi | [You] stiff-necked [people] | G4644 σκληροτράχηλος stiff-necked |
| καὶ | kai | [with] | G2532 καί and |
| ἀπερίτμητοι | aperitmētoi | uncircumcised | G564 ἀπερίτμητος uncircumcised |
| καρδίαις | kardiais | hearts | G2588 καρδία heart |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τοῖς | tois | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὠσίν | ōsin | ears | G3775 οὖς ear |
| ὑμεῖς | hymeis | You | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀεὶ | aei | always | G104 ἀεί always |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεύματι | Pneumati | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἁγίῳ | Hagiō | Holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| ἀντιπίπτετε | antipiptete | resist | G496 ἀντιπίπτω to resist |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| οἱ | hoi | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πατέρες | pateres | fathers [did] | G3962 πατήρ father |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| καὶ | kai | just | G2532 καί and |
| ὑμεῖς | hymeis | — | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 10:16
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.
- Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.
- Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- Ephesians 4:30
Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- Leviticus 26:41
I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity;
- Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
- Exodus 33:5
Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up among you for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.’”
- Jeremiah 6:10
To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, Yahweh’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.
- Exodus 32:9
Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
- Exodus 33:3
to a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you on the way.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
49 ‘heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord. ‘Or what is the place of my rest?
50 Didn’t my hand make all these things?’
51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
52 Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
53 You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn’t keep it!”
Read all of Acts 7 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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