7:51 “You stubborn 5 people, with uncircumcised 6 hearts and ears! 7 You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors 8 did!
1 tn Grk “whom our.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.
2 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
3 sn To obey. Again the theme of the speech is noted. The nation disobeyed the way of God and opted for Egypt over the promised land.
4 sn Pushed him aside. This is the second time Moses is “pushed aside” in Stephen’s account (see v. 27).
5 sn Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.
6 tn The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmhtoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT hapax legomenon (occurs only once). See BDAG 101-2 s.v. ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.
7 tn Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)
8 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”