King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Stiffnecked
CategoryArchaic Word / Theological Term
Modern Equivalentstubbornly rebellious; refusing to submit; inflexible and disobedient.
KJV Word TypeAdjective
DefinitionStubbornly refusing to submit to God or to correction — like an ox that stiffens its neck against the yoke. Applied repeatedly to Israel in the OT and used by Stephen in his final address before his martyrdom to describe those who resist the Holy Spirit.
Key Verses"Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye." (Acts 7:51)