Acts 7:57

Modern

At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

Traditional

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

Literal

And having cried out in a loud voice, they held their ears and rushed upon him with one accord,

Latin

Exclamantes autem voce magna continuerunt aures suas, et impetum fecerunt unanimiter in eum.

Greek

English

At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

They covered their ears because they thought comparing Jesus to the divine Son of Man was a terrible offense against God (7:56).

Theme notes and profiles

Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Acts 23:27
This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
Psalm 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
Acts 7:54
On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Acts 21:27–31
When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,