Acts 7:59

Verse 59. Calling upon God. The word God is not in the original, and should not have been in the translation. It is in none of the ancient Mss. or versions. It should have been rendered, "They stoned Stephen, invoking, or calling upon, and saying, Lord Jesus," etc. That is, he was engaged in prayer to the Lord Jesus. The word is used to express prayer in the following, among other places: 2 Co 1:23, "I call God to witness." 1 Pe 1:17, "And if ye call on the Father," etc. Ac 2:21, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord," etc.; Ac 9:14; 22:16; Ro 10:12-14.