Christian Standard Bible
Acts 7:45
45Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before them, until the days of David.
Acts 7:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
- New International Version (NIV)After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David,
- New King James Version (NKJV)which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,
Context of Acts 7:45
43You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I will send you into exile beyond Babylon. 44“Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern he had seen. Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before them, until the days of David. 46He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. 47It was Solomon, rather, who built him a house,
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ἣν καὶ εἰσήγαγον διαδεξάμενοι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὧν ἐξῶσεν ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν Δαυίδ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fathersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- that came afterδιαδέχομαιdiadechomai · to receive in turnG1237
- brought inεἰσάγωeisagō · to bring inG1521
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JoshuaG2424
- intoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the possessionκατάσχεσιςkataschesis · possessionG2697
- of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- drave outἐξωθέωexōtheō exōthō · to expelG1856
- beforeἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
Cross-references for Acts 7:45
- Joshua 3:11when the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth goes ahead of you into the Jordan.
- Joshua 18:1The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land had been subdued before them,
- Judges 18:31So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image that he had made, and it was there as long as the house of God was in Shiloh.
- 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Kings 8:4The priests and the Levites brought the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, and the holy utensils that were in the tent.
- 1 Chronicles 16:39David left the priest Zadok and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon
- 1 Chronicles 21:29The tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at the high place in Gibeon,
- Joshua 3:6Then he said to the priests, “Carry the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.
- Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
- Acts 13:19and after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
- Nehemiah 9:24So their descendants went in and possessed the land: You subdued the Canaanites who inhabited the land before them and handed their kings and the surrounding peoples over to them, to do as they pleased with them.
- Psalms 44:2In order to plant them, you displaced the nations by your hand; in order to settle them, you brought disaster on the peoples.
- Psalms 78:55He drove out nations before them. He apportioned their inheritance by lot and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- 2 Samuel 6:1David again assembled all the fit young men in Israel: thirty thousand.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
Commentaries on Acts 7:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Brought in with Jesus - That is, with Joshua, whom the Greek version, quoted by St. Stephen, always writes , Jesus, but which should constantly be written Joshua in such cases as the present, in order to avoid ambiguity and confusion. Possession of the Gentiles - , of the heathens, whom Joshua conquered, and gave their land to the children of Israel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Our fathers that came after - None of the generation that came out of Egypt were permitted to enter into the and of Canaan except Caleb and Joshua, Numbers 14:22-24; Numbers 32:11-12. Hence, it is said that their fathers who “came after,” that is, after the generation when the tabernacle was built. The Greek, however, here means, properly, “which also our fathers, having “received,” brought,” etc. The sense is not materially different. Stephen means that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-50Verses 42-50 Stephen upbraids the Jews with the idolatry of their fathers, to which God gave them up as a punishment for their early forsaking him. It was no dishonour, but an honour to God, that the tabernacle gave way to the temple; so it is now, that the earthly temple gives way to the spiritual one; and so it will be when, at last, the spiritual shall give way to the eternal one. The whole world is God's temple, in which he is every where present, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53Stephen answered the accusations by speaking about his Lord (see Luke 21:12–17). Instead of defending himself, he became a witness in God's legal case against them. This revealed how contrary they were and their lack of loyalty. Stephen gave a history of Israel's past and reminded them of their repeated rejections of those who announced God's messages. Stephen's review of Israel's history has three main parts: The work of the patriarchs. This refers to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-5042-50. gave them up--judicially. as ... written in the book of the prophets--the twelve minor prophets, reckoned as one: the passage is from Am 5:25. have ye offered to me ... sacrifices?--The answer is, Yes, but as if ye did it not; for "neither did ye offer to Me only, nor always, nor with a perfect and willing heart" [Bengel].Read the comment
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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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