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Acts 7

1Andthehighἀρχιερεύς·archiereusG749priestG749saidG3004,ArethesethingsταῦταtautaG3778thenδὲdeG1161soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779?

2AndhesaidG5346,Brethrenandfathersπατέρες,pateresG3962, hearken.TheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391appearedtoourfatherπατρὶpatriG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11whenhewasG1510inMesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3318,beforehedweltinCharran,

3andsaidG3004tohim,GoἔξελθεexeltheG1831outofthylandG1093andoutofthy kindred,andcomeG1831intothelandG1093whichIwillshew thee.

4ThenΤότεToteG5119goingG1831outofthelandγῆςgēsG1093oftheChaldeanshedweltinCharran,andthence,afterhisfatherπατέραpateraG3962diedG599,heremovedhimintothislandγῆνgēnG1093inwhichyenowνῦνnunG3568dwellG2730.

5AndhedidnotgiveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himaninheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817init,notevenG2532whathisfootποδὸςpodosG4228could standon;andpromisedG1861togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325ittohimforapossessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,andtohisseedG4690afterhim,whenhehadnochildτέκνου.teknouG5043.

6AndGodθεός,theosG2316spokeG2980thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779:HisseedσπέρμαspermaG4690shallbeἔσταιestaiG1510asojournerinastrangelandγῇgēaG1093,andtheyshallenslavethemandevil entreat [them]fourτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094;

7andthenationἔθνοςethnosG1484towhichtheyshallbeinbondagewillIjudgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,saidG3004GodθεὸςtheosG2316;andafterthesethingsG3778theyshallcomeἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831forthG1831andserveG1398meinthisplaceτόπῳtopōG5117.

8AndhegaveG1325tohim[the]covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242ofcircumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061;andthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779hebegatIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464andcircumcisedhimtheeighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250;andIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464JacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384,andJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384thetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3966.

9AndthepatriarchsπατριάρχαιpatriarchaiG3966, envyingJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,soldhimawayintoEgyptΑἴγυπτον·AiguptonG125.AndGodθεὸςtheosG2316wasG1510withhim,

10anddeliveredhimoutofallhistribulationsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347,andgaveG1325himfavourandwisdomσοφίανsophianG4678inthesightofPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofEgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,andheappointedκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525himchiefoverEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andallhishouseοἶκονoikonG3624.

11ButafamineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameG2064uponallthelandofEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andCanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,andgreatμεγάληmegalēG3173distress,andourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962foundηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147nofood.

12ButJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384, havingheardG191oftherebeingG1510corninEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,sentoutourfathersπατέραςpaterasG3962firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413;

13andthesecondδευτέρῳdeuterōG1208timeG1208JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501wasmadeknowntohisbrethren,andthefamilyγένοςgenosG1085ofJosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501becameG1096knowntoPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328.

14AndJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sentG649andcalledμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333downtohimhisfatherπατέραpateraG3962JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384andall[his] kindred, seventy-fivesoulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

15AndJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597intoEgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125anddied,heandourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962,

16andwerecarriedovertoSychemandplacedG5087inthesepulchrewhichAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11boughtforasumofmoneyG694ofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofEmmorthe[father]ofSychem.

17ButasthetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550ofpromiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860drewnearwhichGodθεὸςtheosG2316hadpromisedG1860toAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,thepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedG837andmultipliedG4129inEgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18untilanotherkingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935overEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125aroseἀνέστηanestēG450whodidnotknowJosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19HedealtsubtillywithourraceγένοςgenosG1085,andevil entreatedthefathersπατέραςpaterasG3962, castingouttheirinfantsβρέφηbrephēG1025thattheymightnotlive.

20InwhichtimeκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wasG1510bornG1080,andwasG1510exceedinglylovely,whowasG1510nourishedthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376inthehouseοἴκῳoikōG3624ofhisfatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.

21Andwhenhewascastout,thedaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328tookhimup,andbroughthimupforherself[tobe]forasonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22AndMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wasG1510instructedinall[the]wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678oftheEgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,andhewasG1510mightyδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inhiswordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056anddeedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23AndwhenὡςhōsG5613aperiodχρόνος,chronosG5550offortyτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēsG5063yearswasfulfilledtohim,itcameG305intohisheartG2588tolookuponhisbrethren,thesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofIsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474;

24andseeingG3708acertainτιναtinaG5100oneG5100wrongedἀδικούμενονadikoumenonG91,hedefended [him],andavengedhimthatwasbeingoppressed, smitingtheEgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25ForhethoughtG3543thathisbrethrenwouldunderstandG4920thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316byhishandχειρὸςcheirosG5495wasgivingG1325themdeliverance.ButtheyunderstoodG4920not.

26AndonthemorrowheshewedhimselftothemastheywereG1510contending,andcompelledthemtopeaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,sayingG3004, YeareG1510brethren,whydoyewrongἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240another?

27Buthethatwaswronginghisneighbour thrusthimawayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004,Whoestablished theerulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andjudgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overus?

28Dost thouwishG2309tokillmeasthou killedsttheEgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayἐχθὲςechthesG5504?

29AndMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledG5343atthissayingG3056,andbecameG1096asojournerinthelandγῇgēaG1093ofMadiam,whereοὗhouG3757hebegattwoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

30AndwhenfortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094werefulfilled,anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedtohiminthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048ofmountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,inaflameφλογὶphlogiG5395offireπυρὸςpurosG4442ofabushβάτου.batouG942.

31AndMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475seeingG3708itwonderedG2296atthevisionὅραμα·horamaG3705;andashewentuptoconsiderG2657it,therewasavoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,

32IamtheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofthyfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,theGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andofIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andofJacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.AndMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475trembled,anddurstnotconsiderG2657[it].

33AndtheLordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004tohim,LooseG3089thesandalὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266ofthyfeetG4228,fortheplaceτόποςtoposG5117onwhichthou standestisG1510holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

34IhavesurelyseenG3708theill treatmentofmypeopleλαοῦlaouG2992whichisinEgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,andIhaveheardG191theirgroan,andhavecomeδεῦροdeuroG1204downtotakethemoutofit;andnowνῦνnunG3568,comeG1204,IwillsendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649theetoEgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.

35ThisMosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475,whomtheyrefused,sayingG3004,WhomadetheerulerἄρχονταarchontaG758andjudgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?himdidGodθεὸςtheosG2316sendG649[tobe]arulerἄρχονταarchontaG758anddelivererwiththehandχειρὶcheiriG5495oftheangelἀγγέλουangelouG32whoappearedtohiminthebushβάτῳ.batōG942.

36Heledthemout,havingwroughtwondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inthelandγῇgēaG1093ofEgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,andintheRedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,andinthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048fortyτεσσεράκοντα.tesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094.

37ThisisG1510theMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whosaidG3004tothesonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207ofIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,AprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396shallGodθεὸςtheosG2316raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450uptoyououtofyourbrethrenlikeme[himshallye hear].

38ThisisG1510hewhowasG1510intheassemblyG1577inthewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048,withtheangelἀγγέλουangelouG32whospokeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980tohiminthemountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,andwithourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;whoreceivedG1209livingG2198oraclestogiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325tous;

39towhomourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962wouldnotbesubject,butthrust [him]fromthem,andintheirheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588turnedἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762backtoEgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,

40sayingG3004toAaronἈαρών·AarōnG2,MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usgodsθεοὺςtheousG2316whoshallgoπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeus;forthisMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whobroughtusoutofthelandγῆςgēsG1093ofEgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125,weknownotwhathashappenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096tohim.

41AndtheymadeacalfinthosedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,andofferedsacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378totheidolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497,andrejoicedintheworksἔργοιςergoisG2041oftheirownhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

42ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316turnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762anddeliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themuptoserveG3000thehostστρατιᾷstratiaG4756ofheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;asitiswrittenG1125in[the]bookβίβλῳbiblōG976oftheprophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396,HaveyeofferedπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374mevictimsandsacrificesG2378fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062yearsἔτηetēG2094inthewildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048, OhouseοἶκοςoikosG3624ofIsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?

43Yea, yetookG353upthetentofMoloch,andthestarG798of[your]godθεοῦtheouG2316Remphan,theformswhichyemadeG4160todohomagetothem;andIwilltransportyoubeyondBabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.

44OurfathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadthetentofthetestimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142inthewildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,ashethatspokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980toMosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475commandedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299tomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160itaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothemodelwhichhehadseenG3708;

45whichalsoκαὶkaiG2532ourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962, receivingfromtheirpredecessors,broughtG1521inwithJoshuawhentheyenteredintopossessionκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697of[thelandsof]thenationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,whomGodθεὸςtheosG2316droveoutfrom[the]faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383ofourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,untilthedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250ofDavidΔαυίδ·DauidG1138;

46whofoundG2147favourbeforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andaskedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154tofindG2147atabernacleG4638fortheGodG2316ofJacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384;

47butSolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672builtG3618himahouseοἶκον.oikonG3624.

48ButtheMostὕψιστοςhupsistosG5310HighG5310dwellsκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730notin[places]madewithhandsG5499;assaysλέγει·legeiG3004theprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,

49TheheavenοὐρανόςouranosG3772[is]mythroneθρόνος,thronosG2362andtheearthγῆgēG1093thefootstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286ofmyfeetG4228:whathouseοἶκονoikonG3624willyebuildοἰκοδομήσετέoikodomēseteG3618me? saith [the]Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,orwhere [isthe]placeτόποςtoposG5117ofmyrestκαταπαύσεώςkatapauseōsG2663?

50hasnotmyhandχείρcheirG5495madeG4160allthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778?

51O stiffneckedanduncircumcisedinheartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588andearsὠσίν,ōsinG3775, yedoalwaysἀεὶaeiG104resisttheHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;asyourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962, yealsoG2532.

52WhichoftheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396havenotyourfathersπατέρεςpateresG3962persecutedἐδίωξανediōxanG1377?andtheyhaveslainthosewhoannouncedbeforehandconcerningG4012thecomingoftheJustG1342OneG3739,ofwhomyehavenowνῦνnunG3568becomeἐγένεσθε·egenestheG1096deliverers upandmurderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406!

53whohavereceivedG2983thelawνόμονnomonG3551asordainedby[the] ministryofangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32,andhavenotkeptG5442[it].

54AndhearingἈκούοντεςAkouontesG191thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778theywerecutδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282totheheartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,andgnashedtheirteethὀδόνταςodontasG3599againsthim.

55ButbeingfullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of[the]Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,havingfixedhiseyesonheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,hesawG3708[the]gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476attherightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,

56andsaidG3004,Lo,IbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400theheavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772openedδιηνοιγμένουςdiēnoigmenousG1272,andtheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476attherightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

57AndtheycriedG2896outwithaloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,andheldtheirearsὦταōtaG3775,andrushedὥρμησανhōrmēsanG3729uponhimwithoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661;

58andhavingcastἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544[him]outofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,theystoned[him].AndthewitnessesG3144laidasideἀπέθεντοapethentoG659theirclothesG2440atthefeetG4228ofayoungνεανίουneaniouG3494manG3494calledG2564SaulΣαύλουSaulouG4569.

59AndtheystonedStephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736, praying,andsayingλέγοντα·legontaG3004,LordκύριεkurieG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,receiveδέξαιdexaiG1209myspiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.

60AndkneelingdownG5087,hecriedG2896withaloudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,laynotthissinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266totheircharge.AndhavingsaidG3004this,hefellasleepἐκοιμήθη.ekoimēthēG2837.

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