# Acts 7:56

> “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

— Acts 7:56, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 26:64-65 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/64
- Acts 10:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/10/11
- Revelation 11:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/11/19
- Matthew 3:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/3/16
- Revelation 19:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/19/11
- Daniel 7:13-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/daniel/7/13
- Acts 10:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/10/16
- Revelation 4:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/4/1

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/56
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).