Acts 6:15
Good News Translation
All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.

New Revised Standard Version
And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Contemporary English Version
Then all the council members stared at Stephen. They saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.

New American Bible
All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.

saw.

Exodus 34:29-35 And when Moses came down from the Mount Sinai, he held the two tables of the testimony, and he knew not that his face was horned from the conversation of the Lord. . . .

Ecclesiastes 8:1 The wisdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face.

Matthew 13:43 Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matthew 17:2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.

2 Corinthians 3:7,8,18 Now if the ministration of death, engraven with letters upon stones, was glorious (so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance), which is made void: . . .

Context
The Arrest of Stephen
14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered unto us. 15And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.
Cross References
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Mark 8:25
After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes: and he began to see and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.

Acts 7:1
Then the high priest said: Are these things so?

Acts 6:14
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