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? Lexicon Allπάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. were sitting καθεζόμενοι (kathezomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 2516: To be sitting, sit down, be seated. From kata and the base of hedraios; to sit down. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Sanhedrin συνεδρίῳ (synedriō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4892: A council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin. looked intently ἀτενίσαντες (atenisantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 816: To direct my gaze, look steadily. From a compound of a and teino; to gaze intently. at εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [Stephen], αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] they saw that εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. face πρόσωπον (prosōpon) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4383: From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. [was] like ὡσεὶ (hōsei) Adverb Strong's Greek 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if. [the] face πρόσωπον (prosōpon) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4383: From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. of an angel. ἀγγέλου (angelou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. Additional Translations All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. And having looked intently on him, all sitting in the Council saw his face as the face of an angel. And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel. And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel. All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel. 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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