Acts 7:30-53

30After fortyG5062 yearsG2094 had passedG4137, an angelG32 appearedG3708 toG846 Moses inG1722 the flamesG5395 of a burningG4442 bushG942 inG1722 theG3588 desertG2048 nearG3588 MountG3735 SinaiG4614. 31When MosesG3475 sawG3708 it, he marveled atG2296 theG3588 sightG3705. As heG846 approachedG4334 to lookG2657 more closely, the voiceG5456 of the LordG2962 cameG1096 to him: 32‘IG1473 am theG3588 GodG2316 of yourG4771 fathersG3962, theG3588 GodG2316 of AbrahamG11, IsaacG2464, andG2532 JacobG2384.’1 MosesG3475 trembled with fearG1096G1790 and did not dareG3756G5111 to lookG2657.

33ThenG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 saidG2036 to himG846, ‘Take offG3089G3588G4771G4228 your sandalsG5266, forG1063 theG3588 placeG5117 whereG1909G3739 you are standingG2476 isG1510 holyG40 groundG1093. 34I have indeed seenG3708 theG3588 oppressionG2561 ofG3588 MyG1473 peopleG2992 inG1722 EgyptG125. I have heardG191 theirG846 groaningG4726 andG2532 have come downG2597 to deliverG1807 themG846. NowG3568 comeG1204, I will sendG649 youG4771 back toG1519 EgyptG125.’2

35ThisG3778 MosesG3475, whomG3739 they had rejectedG720 with the wordsG2036, ‘WhoG5101 madeG2525 youG4771 rulerG758 andG2532 judgeG1348?’3 is the oneG3778 whomG3588 GodG2316 sentG649 to be their rulerG758 andG2532 redeemerG3086 throughG4862G5495 the angelG324 whoG3588 appearedG3708 to himG846 inG1722 theG3588 bushG942. 36He led them outG1806G846 and performedG4160 wondersG5059 andG2532 signsG4592 inG1722 the landG1093 of EgyptG125, atG1722 the RedG2063 SeaG2281, andG2532 for fortyG5062 yearsG2094 inG1722 theG3588 wildernessG2048.

37ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 same MosesG3475 whoG3588 toldG2036 theG3588 IsraelitesG5207G2474, ‘GodG2316 will raise upG450 for youG4771 a prophetG4396 likeG5613 meG1473 from amongG1537 yourG4771 brothersG80.’5 38He wasG1096 inG1722 theG3588 assemblyG1577 inG1722 theG3588 wildernessG2048 withG3326 theG3588 angelG32 whoG3588 spokeG2980 to himG846 onG1722 MountG3735 SinaiG4614, andG2532 with ourG1473 fathersG3962. And he receivedG1209 livingG2198 wordsG3051 to pass onG1325 to usG1473.6

39But ourG1473 fathersG3962 refusedG2309G3756 toG1096 obeyG5255 him. InsteadG235, they rejectedG683 him andG2532 inG1722 theirG846 heartsG2588 turned backG4762 toG1519 EgyptG125. 40They saidG2036 to AaronG2, ‘MakeG4160 usG1473 godsG2316 whoG3739 will go beforeG4313 usG1473! As forG1063 thisG3778 MosesG3475 whoG3739 led usG1806G1473 out ofG1537 the landG1093 of EgyptG125, we do not knowG3756G1492 whatG5101 has happenedG1096 to himG846.’7

41AtG1722 thatG1565 timeG2250 they made a calfG3447 andG2532 offeredG321 a sacrificeG2378 to theG3588 idolG1497, rejoicingG2165 inG1722 theG3588 worksG2041 ofG3588 theirG846 handsG5495. 42ButG1161 GodG2316 turned awayG4762 from them andG2532 gave them overG3860G846 to the worshipG3000 of theG3588 hostG4756 ofG3588 heavenG3772, asG2531 it is writtenG1125 inG1722 the bookG976 of theG3588 prophetsG4396:

44OurG1473 fathersG3962 had theG3588 tabernacleG4633 of theG3588 TestimonyG3142 withG3588 them inG1722 theG3588 wildernessG2048. It was constructedG4160G846 exactly asG2531 God had directedG1299 MosesG3475, according toG2596 theG3588 patternG5179 he had seenG3708. 45AndG2532 ourG1473 fathersG3962 whoG3739 received itG1237 broughtG1521 it in withG3326 JoshuaG2424 when they dispossessedG2697 theG3588 nationsG1484 GodG2316 drove outG1856 beforeG575G4383G3588 them. It remained untilG2193 theG3588 timeG2250 of DavidG1138, 46whoG3739 foundG2147 favorG5485 in the sightG1799 of GodG2316 andG2532 askedG154 to provideG2147 a dwelling placeG4638 for theG3588 GodG2316 of JacobG2384.9 47ButG1161 it was SolomonG4672 who builtG3618 the houseG3624 for HimG846.

48HoweverG235, theG3588 Most HighG5310 does notG3756 dwellG2730 inG1722 houses made by human handsG5499. AsG2531 theG3588 prophetG4396 saysG3004:

51You stiff-neckedG4644 people with uncircumcisedG564 heartsG2588 andG2532 earsG3775! YouG4771 alwaysG104 resistG496 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, justG2532 asG5613 yourG4771 fathersG3962 did. 52WhichG5101 of theG3588 prophetsG4396 did yourG4771 fathersG3962 failG3756 to persecuteG1377? They even killedG2532G615 those whoG3588 foretoldG4293G4012 theG3588 comingG1660 of theG3588 Righteous OneG1342. And nowG3568 youG4771 areG1096 His betrayersG4273 andG2532 murderersG5406— 53you whoG3748 receivedG2983 theG3588 lawG3551 ordainedG1296 byG1519 angelsG32, yetG2532 have not keptG3756G5442 it.”