Acts 7:57

Acts 7:57 Meaning and Explanation

Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

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They cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and rushed at him together.

What Does Acts 7:57 Mean?

The judges become a mob. The stopped ears act out the very charge of verse 51, ears that will not hear.

It is possible to drown out a witness; it is not possible to unseat the King he saw. The scene is a warning about the loudest moments in any heart: sometimes we shout because we dare not listen. Truth refused does not cease to be true.

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They cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and rushed at him together.

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