When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
When they heard Stephen say all this, they were absolutely furious, like, seeing red, grinding their teeth at him furious.
Sometimes speaking truth hits people so hard they lose it completely.
📚 Historical Context
In Acts 7, Stephen, a devout early Christian and one of the first deacons, is standing trial before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish religious council, after being accused of blasphemy. He delivers a lengthy speech recounting Israel's history of rejecting God's prophets, culminating in their rejection of Jesus, which directly challenges his accusers. This verse describes the immediate and violent emotional response of the crowd to Stephen's bold words, highlighting the tension between early Christianity and Jewish authorities in the first century.
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