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The God<MG2316> of glory<MG1391> appeared<MG3708> to our father<MG3962> Abraham<MG11> when he was in Mesopotamia<MG3318>, before<MG4250> he lived<MG2730> in <a href="#fn">[c]</a>Haran<MG5488>, <a href="/acts/7-3.htm">3</a>and He said<MG3004> to him, ‘GO<MG1831> FROM<MG1831> YOUR COUNTRY<MG1093> AND YOUR RELATIVES<MG4772>, AND COME<MG1204> TO THE LAND<MG1093> WHICH<MG3739> I WILL SHOW<MG1166> YOU.’ <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">4</a>Then<MG5119> he left<MG1831> the land<MG1093> of the Chaldeans<MG5466> and settled<MG2730> in <a href="#fn">[d]</a>Haran<MG5488>. And from<MG2547> there<MG2547>, after<MG3326> his father<MG3962> died<MG599>, God had him move<MG3351> to this<MG3778> country<MG1093> in which<MG3739> you are now<MG3568> living<MG2730>. <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">5</a>But He gave<MG1325> him no<MG3756> inheritance<MG2817> in it, not even<MG3761> a foot<MG4228> of ground<MG968>, and yet, He promised<MG1861> that He would give<MG1325> it to him as a possession<MG2697>, and to his descendants<MG4690> after<MG3326> him, even though he had no child<MG5043>. <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">6</a>But God<MG2316> spoke<MG2980> to<MG3779> this<MG3779> effect<MG3779>, that his DESCENDANTS<MG4690> WOULD BE STRANGERS<MG3941> IN A LAND<MG1093> THAT WAS NOT<MG245> THEIRS<MG245>, AND <a href="#fn">[e]</a>THEY WOULD ENSLAVE<MG1402> AND MISTREAT<MG2559> THEM FOR FOUR<MG5071> HUNDRED<MG5071> YEARS<MG2094>. <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">7</a>‘AND WHATEVER<MG3739, 1437> NATION<MG1484> TO WHICH<MG3739> THEY ARE ENSLAVED<MG1398> I MYSELF<MG1473> WILL JUDGE<MG2919>,’ said<MG3004> God<MG2316>, ‘AND AFTER<MG3326> THAT THEY WILL COME<MG1831> OUT AND <a href="#fn">[f]</a>SERVE<MG3000> ME IN THIS<MG3778> PLACE<MG5117>.’ <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">8</a>And He gave<MG1325> him <a href="#fn">[g]</a>the covenant<MG1242> of circumcision<MG4061>; and so<MG3779> Abraham fathered<MG1080> Isaac<MG2464>, and circumcised<MG4059> him on the eighth<MG3590> day<MG2250>; and Isaac<MG2464> fathered Jacob<MG2384>, and Jacob<MG2384>, the twelve<MG1427> patriarchs<MG3966>. <a href="/acts/7-9.htm">9</a>“The patriarchs<MG3966> became<MG2206> jealous<MG2206> of Joseph<MG2501> and sold<MG591> him into Egypt<MG125>. Yet God<MG2316> was with him, <a href="/acts/7-10.htm">10</a>and rescued<MG1807> him from all<MG3956> his afflictions<MG2347>, and granted<MG1325> him favor<MG5485> and wisdom<MG4678> in<MG1726> the<MG1726> sight<MG1726> of Pharaoh<MG5328>, king<MG935> of Egypt<MG125>, and he made<MG2525> him governor<MG2233> over<MG1909> Egypt<MG125> and his entire<MG3650> household<MG3624>. <a href="/acts/7-11.htm">11</a>“Now<MG1161> a famine<MG3042> came<MG2064> over<MG1909> all<MG3650> Egypt<MG125> and Canaan<MG5477>, and great<MG3173> affliction<MG2347> with it, and our fathers<MG3962> <a href="#fn">[h]</a>could find<MG2147> no<MG3756> food<MG5527>. <a href="/acts/7-12.htm">12</a>But when Jacob<MG2384> heard<MG191> that there was grain<MG4619a> in Egypt<MG125>, he sent<MG1821> our fathers<MG3962> there the first<MG4413> time<MG4413>. <a href="/acts/7-13.htm">13</a>And on the second<MG1208> visit, Joseph<MG2501> <a href="#fn">[i]</a>made<MG1107> himself known<MG1107> to his brothers<MG80>, and Joseph’s<MG2501> family<MG1085> was revealed<MG5318> to Pharaoh<MG5328>. <a href="/acts/7-14.htm">14</a>Then<MG2532> Joseph<MG2501> sent<MG649> word and invited<MG3333> his father<MG3962> Jacob<MG2384> and all<MG3956> his relatives<MG4772> to come to him, seventy-five<MG1440, 4002> <a href="#fn">[j]</a>people<MG5590> in all. <a href="/acts/7-15.htm">15</a>And Jacob<MG2384> went<MG2597> down<MG2597> to Egypt<MG125>, and he and our fathers<MG3962> died<MG5053> there. <a href="/acts/7-16.htm">16</a>And they were brought<MG3346a> back<MG3346a> from there to <a href="#fn">[k]</a>Shechem<MG4966> and laid<MG5087> in the tomb<MG3418> which<MG3739> Abraham<MG11> had purchased<MG5608> for a sum<MG5092> of money<MG694> from the sons<MG5207> of <a href="#fn">[l]</a>Hamor<MG1697> in <a href="#fn">[m]</a>Shechem<MG4966>. <a href="/acts/7-17.htm">17</a>“But as the time<MG5550> of the promise<MG1860> which<MG3739> God<MG2316> had assured<MG3670> to Abraham<MG11> was approaching<MG1448>, the people<MG2992> increased<MG837> and multiplied<MG4129> in Egypt<MG125>, <a href="/acts/7-18.htm">18</a>until<MG891> ANOTHER<MG2087> KING<MG935> AROSE<MG450> OVER<MG1909> EGYPT<MG125> WHO<MG3739> DID NOT KNOW<MG3609a> JOSEPH<MG2501>. <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">19</a>It was he who shrewdly<MG2686> took<MG2686> advantage<MG2686> of<MG2686> our nation<MG1085> and mistreated<MG2559> our fathers<MG3962> in order that they would abandon<MG4160, 1570> their infants<MG1025> in the Nile, so<MG1519> that<MG1519> they would not survive<MG2225>. <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">20</a>At this<MG3739> time<MG2540> Moses<MG3475> was born<MG1080>; and he was beautiful<MG791> to God<MG2316>. He was nurtured<MG397> for three<MG5140> months<MG3376> in his father’s<MG3962> home<MG3624>. <a href="/acts/7-21.htm">21</a>And after he had been put<MG1620> outside<MG1620>, Pharaoh’s<MG5328> daughter<MG2364> <a href="#fn">[n]</a>took<MG337> him away<MG337> and nurtured<MG397> him as her own<MG1438> son<MG5207>. <a href="/acts/7-22.htm">22</a>Moses<MG3475> was educated<MG3811> in all<MG3956> the wisdom<MG4678> of the Egyptians<MG124>, and he was proficient<MG1415> in <a href="#fn">[o]</a>speaking<MG3056> and action<MG2041>. <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">23</a>But when<MG5613> he was approaching<MG4137> the age<MG5550> of forty<MG5066a>, it entered<MG305> his <a href="#fn">[p]</a>mind<MG2588> to visit<MG1980a> his countrymen<MG80>, the sons<MG5207> of Israel<MG2474>. <a href="/acts/7-24.htm">24</a>And when he saw<MG3708> one<MG5100> of them being treated<MG91> unjustly<MG91>, he defended<MG292a> and took<MG4160> vengeance<MG1557> for the oppressed<MG2669> man<MG2669> by fatally striking<MG3960> the Egyptian<MG124>. <a href="/acts/7-25.htm">25</a>And he thought<MG3543> that his brothers<MG80> understood<MG4920> that God<MG2316> was granting<MG1325> them <a href="#fn">[q]</a>deliverance<MG4991> <a href="#fn">[r]</a>through<MG1223> him; but they did not understand<MG4920>. <a href="/acts/7-26.htm">26</a>And on the following<MG1897> day<MG2250> he appeared<MG3708> to them as they were fighting<MG3164> each<MG3164> other<MG3164>, and he tried to reconcile<MG4871b> them to peace<MG1515>, by saying<MG3004>, ‘Men<MG435>, you are brothers<MG80>, why<MG2443, 5101> are you injuring<MG91> each<MG240> other<MG240>?’ <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">27</a>But the one who was injuring<MG91> his neighbor<MG4139> pushed<MG683> him away<MG683>, saying<MG3004>, ‘WHO<MG5101> MADE<MG2525> YOU A RULER<MG758> AND JUDGE<MG1348> OVER<MG1909> US? <a href="/acts/7-28.htm">28</a>YOU DO NOT INTEND<MG2309> TO KILL<MG337> ME AS YOU KILLED<MG337> THE EGYPTIAN<MG124> YESTERDAY<MG2189a>, DO YOU?’ <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">29</a>At this<MG3778> remark<MG3056>, MOSES<MG3475> FLED<MG5343> AND BECAME<MG1096> A STRANGER<MG3941> IN THE LAND<MG1093> OF <a href="#fn">[s]</a>MIDIAN<MG3099>, where<MG3757> he fathered<MG1080> two<MG1417> sons<MG5207>. <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">30</a>“After forty<MG5065b> years<MG2094> had passed<MG4137>, an angel<MG32a> appeared<MG3708> to him in the wilderness<MG2048> of Mount<MG3735> Sinai<MG4614>, in the flame<MG5395> of a burning<MG4442> thorn<MG942> bush<MG942>. <a href="/acts/7-31.htm">31</a>When Moses<MG3475> saw<MG3708> it, he was<MG2296> astonished<MG2296> at the sight<MG3705>; and as he approached<MG4334> to look<MG2657> more closely<MG2657>, the voice<MG5456> of the Lord<MG2962> came<MG1096>: <a href="/acts/7-32.htm">32</a>‘I AM THE GOD<MG2316> OF YOUR FATHERS<MG3962>, THE GOD<MG2316> OF ABRAHAM<MG11>, AND ISAAC<MG2464>, AND JACOB<MG2384>.’ Moses<MG3475> shook<MG1790> with<MG1790> fear<MG1790> and did not dare<MG5111> to look<MG2657> closely<MG2657>. <a href="/acts/7-33.htm">33</a>But the LORD<MG2962> said<MG3004> to him, ‘<a href="#fn">[t]</a>REMOVE<MG3089> YOUR SANDALS<MG5266> FROM YOUR FEET<MG4228>, FOR THE PLACE<MG5117> ON WHICH<MG3739> YOU ARE STANDING<MG2476> IS HOLY<MG40> GROUND<MG1093>. <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">34</a>I HAVE CERTAINLY<MG3708> SEEN<MG3708> THE OPPRESSION<MG2561> OF MY PEOPLE<MG2992> WHO ARE IN EGYPT<MG125>, AND HAVE HEARD<MG191> THEIR GROANING<MG4726>, AND I HAVE COME<MG2597> DOWN<MG2597> TO RESCUE<MG1807> THEM; AND NOW<MG3568> COME<MG1204>, I WILL SEND<MG649> YOU TO EGYPT<MG125>.’ <a href="/acts/7-35.htm">35</a>“This<MG3778> Moses<MG3475> whom<MG3739> they disowned<MG720>, saying<MG3004>, ‘WHO<MG5101> MADE<MG2525> YOU A RULER<MG758> AND A JUDGE<MG1348>?’ is the one<MG3778> whom<MG3778> God<MG2316> <a href="#fn">[u]</a>sent<MG649> to be both<MG2532> a ruler<MG758> and a deliverer<MG3086> with the <a href="#fn">[v]</a>help<MG5495> of the angel<MG32a> who appeared<MG3708> to him in the thorn<MG942> bush<MG942>. <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">36</a>This<MG3778> man<MG3778> led<MG1806> them out<MG1806>, performing<MG4160> wonders<MG5059> and <a href="#fn">[w]</a>signs<MG4592> in the land<MG1093> of Egypt<MG125> and in the Red<MG2063> Sea<MG2281>, and in the wilderness<MG2048> for forty<MG5065b> years<MG2094>. <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">37</a>This<MG3778> is the Moses<MG3475> who said<MG3004> to the sons<MG5207> of Israel<MG2474>, ‘GOD<MG2316> WILL RAISE<MG450> UP FOR YOU A PROPHET<MG4396> <a href="#fn">[x]</a>LIKE<MG5613> ME FROM YOUR COUNTRYMEN<MG80>.’ <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">38</a>This<MG3778> is the one who was in the <a href="#fn">[y]</a>assembly<MG1577> in the wilderness<MG2048> together<MG3326> with the angel<MG32a> who spoke<MG2980> to him at length on Mount<MG3735> Sinai<MG4614>, and who was with our fathers<MG3962>; and he received<MG1209> living<MG2198> words<MG3051> to pass<MG1325> on to you. <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">39</a>Our fathers<MG3962> were unwilling<MG3756, 2309> to be obedient<MG5255> to him; on<MG235> the<MG235> contrary<MG235> they rejected<MG683> him and turned<MG4762> back<MG4762> to Egypt<MG125> in their hearts<MG2588>, <a href="/acts/7-40.htm">40</a>saying<MG3004> to Aaron<MG2>, ‘MAKE<MG4160> US <a href="#fn">[z]</a>A GOD<MG2316> WHO<MG3739> WILL GO<MG4313> BEFORE<MG4313> US; FOR THIS<MG3778> MOSES<MG3475> WHO<MG3739> LED<MG1806> US OUT<MG1806> OF THE LAND<MG1093> OF EGYPT<MG125>—WE DO NOT KNOW<MG3609a> WHAT<MG5101> HAPPENED<MG1096> TO HIM.’ <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">41</a><a href="#fn">[aa]</a>At that time<MG2250> they made<MG3447> a<MG3447> <a href="#fn">[ab]</a>calf<MG3447> and brought<MG321> a sacrifice<MG2378> to the idol<MG1497>, and were rejoicing<MG2165> in the works<MG2041> of their hands<MG5495>. <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">42</a>But God<MG2316> turned<MG4762> away<MG4762> and gave<MG3860> them over<MG3860> to <a href="#fn">[ac]</a>serve<MG3000> the heavenly<MG3772> <a href="#fn">[ad]</a>lights<MG4756>; as it is written<MG1125> in the book<MG976> of the prophets<MG4396>: ‘YOU DID NOT OFFER<MG4374> ME VICTIMS<MG4968> AND SACRIFICES<MG2378> FOR FORTY<MG5065b> YEARS<MG2094> IN THE WILDERNESS<MG2048>, DID YOU, HOUSE<MG3624> OF ISRAEL<MG2474>? <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">43</a>YOU ALSO<MG2532> TOOK<MG353> ALONG<MG353> THE TABERNACLE<MG4633> OF MOLOCH<MG3434> AND THE STAR<MG798> OF YOUR GOD<MG2316> <a href="#fn">[ae]</a>ROMPHA<MG4501a>, THE IMAGES<MG5179b> WHICH<MG3739> YOU MADE<MG4160> TO WORSHIP<MG4352>. I ALSO<MG2532> WILL DEPORT<MG3351> YOU BEYOND<MG1900> BABYLON<MG897>.’ <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">44</a>“Our fathers<MG3962> had<MG1510> the tabernacle<MG4633> of testimony<MG3142> in the wilderness<MG2048>, just<MG2531a> as<MG2531a> He who spoke<MG2980> to Moses<MG3475> directed<MG1299> him to make<MG4160> it according<MG2596> to the pattern<MG5179b> which<MG3739> he had seen<MG3708>. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">45</a>Our fathers<MG3962> in turn<MG1237> received<MG1237> it, and they also<MG2532> brought<MG1521> it in<MG1521> with Joshua<MG2424> upon dispossessing<MG2697> the <a href="#fn">[af]</a>nations<MG1484> that God<MG2316> drove<MG1856> out<MG1856> from<MG575, 4383> our fathers<MG3962>, until<MG2193> the time<MG2250> of David<MG1160b>. <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">46</a><a href="#fn">[ag]</a>David found<MG2147> favor<MG5485> in<MG1799> God’s<MG2316> sight<MG1799>, and asked<MG154> that he might <a href="#fn">[ah]</a>find<MG2147> a dwelling<MG4638> place<MG4638> for the <a href="#fn">[ai]</a>house<MG3624> of Jacob<MG2384>. <a href="/acts/7-47.htm">47</a>But it was Solomon<MG4672> who built<MG3618> a house<MG3624> for Him. <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">48</a>However<MG235>, the Most<MG5310> High<MG5310> does not dwell<MG2730> in houses made<MG5499> by<MG5499> human hands<MG5499>; as the prophet<MG4396> says<MG3004>: <poetry><a href="/acts/7-49.htm">49</a>‘HEAVEN<MG3772> IS MY THRONE<MG2362>, <t>AND THE EARTH<MG1093> IS THE FOOTSTOOL<MG5286> OF MY FEET<MG4228>; <t>WHAT<MG4169> KIND<MG4169> OF HOUSE<MG3624> WILL YOU BUILD<MG3618> FOR ME?’ says<MG3004> the Lord<MG2962>, <t>‘OR<MG2228> WHAT<MG5101> PLACE<MG5117> IS THERE FOR MY REST<MG2663>? <poetry><a href="/acts/7-50.htm">50</a>‘WAS IT NOT MY HAND<MG5495> THAT MADE<MG4160> ALL<MG3956> THESE<MG3778> THINGS<MG3778>?’ <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">51</a>“You men who are stiff-necked<MG4644> and uncircumcised<MG564> in heart<MG2588> and ears<MG3775> are always<MG104> resisting<MG496> the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151>; you are doing just<MG5613> as<MG5613> your fathers<MG3962> did. <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">52</a>Which<MG5101> one<MG5101> of the prophets<MG4396> did your fathers<MG3962> not persecute<MG1377>? They killed<MG615> those<MG3588> who had previously<MG4293> announced<MG4293> the coming<MG1660> of the Righteous<MG1342> One<MG1342>, and you have now<MG3568> become<MG1096> betrayers<MG4273> and murderers<MG5406> of Him; <a href="/acts/7-53.htm">53</a>you who<MG3748> received<MG2983> the Law<MG3551> as ordained<MG1296> by angels<MG32a>, and yet did not keep<MG5442> it.” Stephen Put to Death<a href="/acts/7-54.htm">54</a>Now<MG1161> when they heard<MG191> this<MG3778>, they were infuriated<MG1282, 2588>, and they began gnashing<MG1031> their teeth<MG3599> at him. <a href="/acts/7-55.htm">55</a>But he, being<MG5225> full<MG4134> of the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151>, looked<MG816> intently<MG816> into heaven<MG3772> and saw<MG3708> the glory<MG1391> of God<MG2316>, and Jesus<MG2424> standing<MG2476> at the right<MG1188> hand<MG1188> of God<MG2316>; <a href="/acts/7-56.htm">56</a>and he said<MG3004>, “Behold<MG2400>, I see<MG2334> the heavens<MG3772> opened<MG1272> and the Son<MG5207> of Man<MG444> standing<MG2476> at the right<MG1188> hand<MG1188> of God<MG2316>.” <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">57</a>But they shouted<MG2896> with loud<MG3173> voices<MG5456>, and covered<MG4912> their ears<MG3775> and rushed<MG3729> at him with one<MG3661> <a href="#fn">[aj]</a>mind<MG3661>. <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">58</a>When they had driven<MG1544b> him out<MG1544b> of the city<MG4172>, they began stoning<MG3036> him; and the witnesses<MG3144> laid<MG659> aside<MG659> their cloaks<MG2440> at the feet<MG4228> of a young<MG3494> man<MG3494> named<MG2564> Saul<MG4569>. <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">59</a>They went on stoning<MG3036> Stephen<MG4736> as he called<MG1941> on<MG1941> the Lord and said<MG3004>, “Lord<MG2962> Jesus<MG2424>, receive<MG1209> my spirit<MG4151>!” <a href="/acts/7-60.htm">60</a>Then<MG2532> he fell<MG5087> on his knees<MG1119> and cried<MG2896> out<MG2896> with a loud<MG3173> voice<MG5456>, “Lord<MG2962>, do not hold<MG2476> this<MG3778> sin<MG266> against them!” Having said<MG3004> this<MG3778>, he <a href="#fn">[ak]</a>fell<MG2837> asleep<MG2837>.<A name="fn"></a> [a] 2 Lit he [b] 2 Lit men, brothers [c] 2 Gr Charran [d] 4 Gr Charran [e] 6 I.e., the people of the land (Egypt) [f] 7 Or worship [g] 8 Or a [h] 11 Lit were not finding [i] 13 Or was made known [j] 14 Lit souls [k] 16 Gr Sychem [l] 16 Gr Emmor [m] 16 Gr Sychem [n] 21 Or adopted him [o] 22 Lit his words and actions [p] 23 Lit heart [q] 25 Or salvation [r] 25 Lit through his hand [s] 29 Gr Madiam [t] 33 Lit Untie the sandal of your [u] 35 Lit has sent [v] 35 Lit hand [w] 36 I.e., confirming miracles [x] 37 Or as He raised up me [y] 38 Gr ekklesia [z] 40 Lit gods, plural, but prob. refers to a singular deity [aa] 41 Lit in those days [ab] 41 Or young bull [ac] 42 Or worship [ad] 42 Lit host [ae] 43 Other mss spell it: Romphan, Rempham, Raiphan; or Rephan [af] 45 Or Gentiles [ag] 46 Lit He who [ah] 46 I.e., build the temple [ai] 46 I.e., the people of Israel [aj] 57 Or purpose [ak] 60 I.e., died </div> <div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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