Berean Standard Bible
Acts 7
(Genesis 12:1–9)
2AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Stephendeclaredἔφη·ephēG5346: “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶandres adelphoiG435G80andκαὶkaiG2532fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,listenἀκούσατε.akousateG191to me!TheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τῆςtēsG3588of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391appearedG3708toτῷtōG3588ourG1473fatherπατρὶpatriG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11while he wasὄντιontiG1510stillinἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3318,beforeπρὶν ἢprin ēG4250G2228heαὐτὸνautonG846livedκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722HaranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,
3andκαὶkaiG2532toldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036G4314himαὐτόν·autonG846, ‘Leaveἔξελθε ἐκexelthe ekG1831G1537yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588countryγῆςgēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532ἐκekG1537yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588kindredσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772andκαὶkaiG2532goδεῦροdeuroG1204toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093ἣνhēnG3739ἄνanG302I will showδείξω.¶deixōG1166youσοιsoiG4771.’
4SoΤότεToteG5119Abrahamleftἐξελθὼν ἐκexelthōn ekG1831G1537thelandγῆςgēsG1093of the ChaldeansΧαλδαίωνChaldaiōnG5466andsettledκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inἐνenG1722HaranΧαρράν·CharranG5488.AfterμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962τὸνtonG3588diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599, GodbroughtμετῴκισενmetōkisenG3351himαὐτὸνautonG846out of that placeG2547andintoεἰςeisG1519thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093whereεἰς ἣνeis hēnG1519G3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are nowνῦνnunG3568livingκατοικεῖτε,katoikeiteG2730.
5καὶkaiG2532He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himαὐτῷautōG846noοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817hereἐν αὐτῇen autēaG1722G846,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761a foot of groundβῆμα ποδὸςbēma podosG968G4228. ButκαὶkaiG2532GodpromisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861to giveδοῦναι εἰςdounai eisG1325G1519possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697ofαὐτῷautōG846the landtoαὐτὴνautēnG846AbrahamandκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846descendantsσπέρματι μετ᾽ αὐτόν,spermati met᾽ autonG4690G3326G846, even thoughhe did not yet haveοὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷouk ontos autōG1510G846G3756a childτέκνου.teknouG5043.
6δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316toldἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980himοὕτωςhoutōsG3779thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690would beἔσταιestaiG1510foreignersπάροικονparoikonG3941inἐνenG1722a strangeἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaG245landγῇgēaG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532thatthey would be enslavedδουλώσουσιν αὐτὸdoulōsousin autoG1402G846andκαὶkaiG2532mistreatedκακώσουσινkakōsousinG2559four hundredτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.
7‘ButκαὶkaiG2532IG1473will punishκρινῶkrinōG2919theτὸtoG3588nationἔθνοςethnosG1484thatᾧhōG3739enslaves themἐὰνeanG1437G1398ὁhoG3588,’GodθεὸςtheosG2316saidεἶπεν,eipenG2036, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532afterwardμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326G3778they will come forthἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831andκαὶkaiG2532worshipλατρεύσουσίνlatreusousinG3000MeG1473inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588placeτόπῳtopōG5117.’
8ThenκαὶkaiG2532GodgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325AbrahamαὐτῷautōG846thecovenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242of circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061,andκαὶkaiG2532οὕτωςhoutōsG3779Abrahambecame the father ofἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080τὸνtonG3588IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846on theτῇtēaG3588τῇtēaG3588eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.AndκαὶkaiG2532IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464became the father ofτὸνtonG3588JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384of theτοὺςtousG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3966.
Joseph Sold into Egypt
(Genesis 37:12–30)
9BecauseκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588patriarchsπατριάρχαιpatriarchaiG3966were jealousζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantesG2206τὸνtonG3588of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,they sold him as a slaveἀπέδοντοapedontoG591intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον·AiguptonG125.ButκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846
10andκαὶkaiG2532rescuedἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537allπασῶνpasōnG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588troublesθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347καὶkaiG2532. HegrantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325JosephαὐτῷautōG846favorχάρινcharinG5485andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in the sight ofἐναντίονenantionG1726PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125, whoκαὶkaiG2532appointedκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525himαὐτὸνautonG846rulerἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅλονholonG3650τὸνtonG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846householdοἶκονoikonG3624.
11ThenδὲdeG1161famineλιμὸςlimosG3042andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάληmegalēG3173sufferingθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347sweptἦλθενēlthenG2064acrossἐφ᾽ ὅληνeph᾽ holēnG1909G3650τὴνtēnG3588EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962could not findοὐχ ηὕρισκονouch hēuriskonG3756G2147foodχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.
13καὶkaiG2532OnἐνenG1722theirτῷtōG3588secondδευτέρῳdeuterōG1208visit,JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501revealed his identityἀνεγνωρίσθηanegnōristhēG319toτοῖςtoisG3588hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80,andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588hisἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501τὸtoG3588familyγένοςgenosG1085becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownφανερὸνphaneronG5318τοῦtouG3588to PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328.
14ThenδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sent forἀποστείλας μετεκαλέσατοaposteilas metekalesatoG649G3333hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956hisτὴνtēnG3588relativesσυγγένειανsungeneianG4772,seventy-fiveψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε.psuchais hebdomēkonta penteG1440G4002G5590in allἐνenG1722.
Israel Oppressed in Egypt
(Exodus 1:8–22)
16Their bonesκαὶkaiG2532were carried backμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346toεἰςeisG1519ShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966andκαὶkaiG2532placedἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418thatᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11had boughtὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608fromπαρὰparaG3844theτῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of HamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697atἐνenG1722ShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966for a price he paidτιμῆςtimēsG5092in silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694.
17δὲdeG1161AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550drew nearἤγγιζενēngizenG1448forἧςhēsG3739τῆςtēsG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ὁhoG3588to fulfillHis promiseἐπαγγελίας ὡμολόγησενepangelias hōmologēsenG1860G3670τῷtōG3588to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11, ourὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837καὶkaiG2532greatly in numberἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129.
19HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778exploitedκατασοφισάμενοςkatasophisamenosG2686ourG1473τὸtoG3588peopleγένοςgenosG1085andoppressedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962τοῦtouG3588,forcingποιεῖνpoieinG4160themto abandonἔκθεταekthetaG1570theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025soεἰς τὸeis toG1519G3588they would dieμὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι.mē zōogoneisthaiG3361G2225.
The Birth and Adoption of Moses
(Exodus 2:1–10; Hebrews 11:23–29)
20AtἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080,andκαὶkaiG2532he wasἦνēnG1510beautifulἀστεῖοςasteiosG791τῷtōG3588in the sight of Godθεῷ·theōG2316. ForthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376heὃςhosG3739was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.
21WhenδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846was set outsideἐκτεθέντοςektethentosG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328ἡhēG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364took himἀνείλατο αὐτὸνaneilato autonG337G846andκαὶkaiG2532brought him upἀνεθρέψατο αὐτὸνanethrepsato autonG397G846asεἰςeisG1519her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.
The Rejection and Flight of Moses
(Exodus 2:11–22)
23δὲdeG1161WhenὡςhōsG5613MosesαὐτῷautōG846wasχρόνος,chronosG5550forty yearsτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēsG5063oldἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137,he decidedἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦanebē epi tēn kardian autouG305G1909G846G3588G2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,theτοὺςtousG3588childrenυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.
24AndκαὶkaiG2532when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing mistreatedἀδικούμενονadikoumenonG91, Moseswent to his defenseἠμύνατοēmunatoG292andκαὶkaiG2532avengedἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησινepoiēsen ekdikēsinG4160G1557himby striking downπατάξαςpataxasG3960theτῷtōG3588EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124τὸνtonG3588who was oppressingκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669him.
25δὲdeG1161He assumedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543τοὺςtousG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80would understandσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316was using himδιὰ χειρὸς αὐτοῦdia cheiros autouG1223G846G5495to deliver themδίδωσιν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῖς·didōsin sōtērian autoisG1325G846G4991,butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they did notοὐ συνῆκαν.ou sunēkanG3756G4920.
26τεteG5037TheτῇtēaG3588nextἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he came uponG3708two Israelites whoαὐτοῖςautoisG846were fightingμαχομένοιςmachomenoisG3164καὶkaiG2532,and he tried to reconcile themαὐτοὺς εἰς εἰρήνηνautous eis eirēnēnG4900G846G1519G1515,sayingεἰπών·eipōnG2036, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you areἐστεesteG1510brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.WhyἱνατίhinatitisG2443G5101are you mistreatingἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91each otherἀλλήλους;allēlousG240?’
27ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588man whowas abusingἀδικῶνadikōnG91hisτὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushed Moses asideἀπώσατο αὐτὸνapōsato autonG683G846andsaidεἰπών·eipōnG2036, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525youσεseG4771rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473?
29δὲdeG1161AtἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343toἐνenG1722thelandγῇgēaG1093of MidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757καὶkaiG2532he lived asἐγένετοegenetoG1096a foreignerπάροικοςparoikosG3941andhadἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.
The Call of Moses
(Exodus 3:1–22)
30AfterκαὶkaiG2532fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094had passedπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnG4137,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedG3708toαὐτῷautōG846MosesinἐνenG1722theflamesφλογὶphlogiG5395of a burningπυρὸςpurosG4442bushβάτου.batouG942inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588desertἐρήμῳerēmōG2048nearτοῦtouG3588MountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614.
31WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it,he marveled atἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296theτὸtoG3588sightὅραμα·horamaG3705δὲdeG1161. AsheαὐτοῦautouG846approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookκατανοῆσαι,katanoēsaiG2657more closely, thevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him:
32‘IἐγὼegōG1473amtheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of yourσου,souG4771τῶνtōnG3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’δὲdeG1161MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475trembled with fearἔντρομος γενόμενοςentromos genomenosG1096G1790anddid not dareοὐκ ἐτόλμαouk etolmaG3756G5111to lookκατανοῆσαι.katanoēsaiG2657.
33ThenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷautōG846, ‘Take offλῦσον τὸ ποδῶν σου·luson to podōn souG3089G3588G4771G4228yourτῶνtōnG3588sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588placeτόποςtoposG5117whereἐφ᾽ ᾧeph᾽ hōG1909G3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476isἐστίν.estinG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.
34I have indeed seenG3708theτὴνtēnG3588oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473peopleλαοῦlaouG2992τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125καὶkaiG2532.I have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοῦtouG3588groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726andκαὶkaiG2532have come downκατέβηνkatebēnG2597to deliverἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807themαὐτούς·autousG846καὶkaiG2532.NowνῦνnunG3568comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649youσεseG4771back toεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.’
35ThisΤοῦτονToutonG3778τὸνtonG3588MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,whomὃνhonG3739they had rejectedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720with the wordsεἰπόντες·eipontesG2036, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525youσεseG4771rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532judgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?’ isthe oneτοῦτονtoutonG3778whomὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649καὶkaiG2532to be their rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andκαὶkaiG2532redeemerλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086throughσὺν χειρὶsun cheiriG4862G5495theangelἀγγέλουangelouG32whoτοῦtouG3588appearedG3708to himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588bushβάτῳ.batōG942.
36HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778led them outἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺςexēgagen autousG1806G846andperformedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inἐνenG1722thelandγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125καὶkaiG2532,atἐνenG1722theRedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063SeaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532forfortyτεσσεράκοντα.tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048.
37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588sameMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὁhoG3588toldεἴπαςeipasG2036theτοῖςtoisG3588Israelitesυἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ·huiois IsraēlG5207G2474ὁhoG3588, ‘GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raise upἀναστήσειanastēseiG450for youὑμῖνhuminG4771a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613meἐμέemeG1473from amongἐκekG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.’
38HeοὗτόςhoutosG3778ἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048withμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588angelἀγγέλουangelouG32whoτοῦtouG3588spokeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846onἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588MountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,andκαὶkaiG2532withὃςhosG3739τῶνtōnG3588ourG1473fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962. Andhe receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209livingζῶνταzōntaG2198wordsλόγιαlogiaG3051to pass onδοῦναιdounaiG1325to usG1473.
The Rebellion of Israel
(Exodus 32:1–35; Deuteronomy 9:7–29; Amos 5:16–27)
39ButourG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962refusedοὐκ ἠθέλησανouk ēthelēsanG2309G3756toγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096obeyὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255himᾧhōG3739.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they rejectedἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683himandκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588turned backἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762toεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125.
40They saidεἰπόντεςeipontesG2036τῷtōG3588to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usG1473godsθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will go beforeπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313usG1473!As forγὰρgarG1063thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739led usἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806G1473out ofἐκekG1537thelandγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125,we do not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492whatτίtiG5101has happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to himαὐτῷ.autōG846.’
41AtἐνenG1722thatἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250καὶkaiG2532they made a calfἐμοσχοποίησανemoschopoiēsanG3447andκαὶkaiG2532offeredἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to theτῷtōG3588idolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497καὶkaiG2532,rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588worksἔργοιςergoisG2041ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.
42ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316turned awayἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762from themandκαὶkaiG2532gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860G846to the worshipλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000of theτῇtēaG3588hostστρατιᾷstratiaG4756ofτοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722thebookβίβλῳbiblōG976of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396: ‘Did you bringμὴ προσηνέγκατέmē prosēnegkateG3361G4374MeG1473sacrificesσφάγιαsphagiaG4968andκαὶkaiG2532offeringsθυσίαςthusiasG2378fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,O houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?
43καὶkaiG2532You have taken alongἀνελάβετεanelabeteG353theτὴνtēnG3588tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633τοῦtouG3588of MolechΜολὸχMolochG3434andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588starἄστρονastronG798ofτοῦtouG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771godθεοῦtheouG2316RephanῬαιφάν,RhaiphanG4481,theτοὺςtousG3588idolsτύπουςtupousG5179οὓςhousG3739you madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. ThereforeκαὶkaiG2532I will send you into exileμετοικιῶ ὑμᾶςmetoikiō humasG3351G4771beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.’
The Tabernacle of the Testimony
(Exodus 40:1–33; Hebrews 9:1–10)
44OurG1473fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadἦνēnG1510theἩHēG3588tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633of theτοῦtouG3588TestimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142withτοῖςtoisG3588theminἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048. It wasconstructedποιῆσαι αὐτὴνpoiēsai autēnG4160G846exactly asκαθὼςkathōsG2531Godὁ λαλῶνho lalōnG3588G2980had directedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299τῷtōG3588MosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588patternτύπονtuponG5179ὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.
45AndκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962whoἣνhēnG3739received itδιαδεξάμενοιdiadexamenoiG1237broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521it inwithμετὰmetaG3326JoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424whenἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588they dispossessedκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697theτῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484ὧνhōnG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316drove outἐξῶσενexōsenG1856beforeἀπὸ προσώπου τῶνapo prosōpou tōnG575G4383G3588themπατέρωνpaterōnG1473G3962. It remaineduntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῶνtōnG3588timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidΔαυίδ·DauidG1138,
49ὁhoG3588‘HeavenοὐρανόςouranosG3772isMyG1473throneθρόνος,thronosG2362andδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093isMyτῶν ποδῶνtōn podōnG3588G1473G4228footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286.What kind ofποῖονpoionG4169houseοἶκονoikonG3624will you buildοἰκοδομήσετέoikodomēseteG3618for MeG1473,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962,orἢēG2228whereτίςtisG5101willτῆςtēsG3588MyG1473placeτόποςtoposG5117of reposeκαταπαύσεώςkatapauseōsG2663be?
51Youstiff-neckedσκληροτράχηλοιsklērotrachēloiG4644people withκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisedἀπερίτμητοιaperitmētoiG564heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588earsὠσίν,ōsinG3775!YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alwaysἀεὶaeiG104resistἀντιπίπτετε,antipipteteG496theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ὑμῶνhumōnG4771,justκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613yourὑμεῖς·humeisG4771οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962did.
52WhichτίναtinaG5101of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396did yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771οἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962failοὐκoukG3756to persecuteἐδίωξανediōxanG1377?They even killedκαὶ ἀπέκτεινανkai apekteinanG2532G615those whoτοὺςtousG3588foretoldπροκαταγγείλαντας περὶprokatangeilantas periG4293G4012theτῆςtēsG3588comingἐλεύσεωςeleuseōsG1660of theτοῦtouG3588Righteous Oneδικαίου,dikaiouG1342.And nowνῦνnunG3568youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐγένεσθε·egenestheG1096HisοὗhouG3739betrayersπροδόταιprodotaiG4273andκαὶkaiG2532murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406—
The Stoning of Stephen
54δὲdeG1161On hearingἈκούοντεςAkouontesG191thisταῦταtautaG3778, the members of the Sanhedrinwere enragedδιεπρίοντο ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶνdieprionto tais kardiais autōnG1282G3588G846G2588,andκαὶkaiG2532they gnashedἔβρυχονebruchonG1031theirτοὺςtousG3588teethὀδόνταςodontasG3599atἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
55ButδὲdeG1161StephenὙπάρχωνHuparchōnG5225,fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the Holy Spiritπνεύματος ἁγίου,pneumatos hagiouG40G4151,looked intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andsawG3708thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476atἐκekG1537the right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
56“LookἰδοὺidouG2400καὶkaiG2532,”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I seeθεωρῶtheōrōG2334τοὺςtousG3588heavenοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772openδιηνοιγμένουςdiēnoigmenousG1272andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476atἐκekG1537the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handτοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”
58καὶkaiG2532They draggedἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544himout ofἔξωexōG1854theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172andbegan to stoneἐλιθοβόλουν.elithobolounG3036him.MeanwhileκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144laidἀπέθεντοapethentoG659theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440atπαρὰparaG3844theτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228of a young manνεανίουneaniouG3494namedκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564SaulΣαύλουSaulouG4569.
60δὲdeG1161FallingθεὶςtheisG5087onτὰtaG3588hiskneesγόναταgonataG1119,he cried outἔκραξενekraxenG2896in a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do notμὴmēG3361holdστήσῃςstēsēsG2476thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266against themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.”AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,he fell asleepἐκοιμήθη.ekoimēthēG2837.
Commentaries on Acts 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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