Acts 7:1

Stephen’s Defense Before the Council

7:1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things true?”

Acts 7:50

7:50 Did my hand not make all these things?


tn Grk “If it is so concerning these things” (see BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.a for this use).

tn Or “Did I.” The phrase “my hand” is ultimately a metaphor for God himself.

tn The question in Greek introduced with οὐχί (ouci) expects a positive reply.

sn A quotation from Isa 66:1-2. If God made the heavens, how can a human building contain him?