Kisah Para Rasul 7:54

Stephen is Killed

7:54 When they heard these things, they became furious ¹  and ground their teeth ²  at him.

Kisah Para Rasul 22:23

22:23 While they were screaming ³  and throwing off their cloaks ⁴  and tossing dust ⁵  in the air,

[7:54]  ¹ tn This verb, which also occurs in Acts 5:33, means “cut to the quick” or “deeply infuriated” (BDAG 235 s.v. διαπρίω).

[7:54]  ² tn Or “they gnashed their teeth.” This idiom is a picture of violent rage (BDAG 184 s.v. βρύχω). See also Ps 35:16.

[22:23]  ³ tn The participle κραυγαζόντων (kraugazontwn) has been translated temporally.

[22:23]  ⁴ tn Or “outer garments.”

[22:23]  sn Their cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (perhaps in this case as preparation for throwing stones).

[22:23]  ⁵ sn The crowd’s act of tossing dust in the air indicated they had heard something disturbing and offensive. This may have been a symbolic gesture, indicating Paul’s words deserved to be thrown to the wind, or it may have simply resulted from the fact they had nothing else to throw at him at the moment.