Acts 7:56
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.
Webster's Revision
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
World English Bible
and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"
English Revised Version (ERV)
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Barnes's Acts 7:56 Bible Commentary
I see the heavens opened - A figurative expression, denoting that he was permitted to see "into" heaven, or to see what was there, as if the firmament was divided, and the eye was permitted to penetrate the eternal world. Compare Ezekiel 1:1.
Wesley's Acts 7:56 Bible Commentary
7:56 I see the Son of man standing - As if it were just ready to receive him. Otherwise he is said to sit at the right hand of God.
