Berean Standard Bible
Acts 7:2-16
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.
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.
16Their bonesκαὶkaiG2532were carried backμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346toεἰςeisG1519ShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966andκαὶkaiG2532placedἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418thatᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11had boughtὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608fromπαρὰparaG3844theτῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of HamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697atἐνenG1722ShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966for a price he paidτιμῆςtimēsG5092in silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694.
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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