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Acts 7:2
2Stephen said, ‘Men of Israel, my friends and leaders. Listen to what I say. Our great God appeared to our ancestor, Abraham, when he was still living in Mesopotamia. This happened before he went to Haran.
Acts 7:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
- New International Version (NIV)To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Stephen said: "Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
Context of Acts 7:2
1The most important priest said to Stephen, ‘These men are saying things against you. Are these things true?’ Stephen said, ‘Men of Israel, my friends and leaders. Listen to what I say. Our great God appeared to our ancestor, Abraham, when he was still living in Mesopotamia. This happened before he went to Haran. 3God said to Abraham, “Leave your own country and your own family and go to a different country. I will show you where that will be.” 4So Abraham left his country where the Chaldean people lived. He went to Haran and he stayed there. While he was there, his father died. Then God said to him, “Leave this place.” God then sent him to live in Canaan. This is where we are living now.
Read all of Acts 7Acts 7:2 word by word
ὁ δὲ ἔφη· ἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶ καὶ πατέρες, ἀκούσατε. ὁ θεὸς τῆς δόξης ὤφθη τῷ πατρὶ ἡμῶν Ἀβραὰμ ὄντι ἐν τῇ Μεσοποταμίᾳ πρὶν ἢ κατοικῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν Χαρράν,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ἤē · orG2228
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- he saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
- Menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- hearkenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- The Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- of gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- appearedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
- when he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαMesopotamia · MesopotamiaG3318
- beforeπρίνprin · beforeG4250
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- dweltκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
- CharranΧαρράνCharrhan · HaranG5488
Cross-references for Acts 7:2
- Acts 22:1Paul said to the crowd, ‘Please, listen to me, you Jewish leaders and all you other people who are Jews like me. I want to explain to you what has happened here.’
- Acts 23:7As soon as Paul said that, the Pharisees and Sadducees began to argue with each other. People in the group thought different things about Paul.
- Psalms 24:7Old gates of the city, wake up! Open now, to leave a wide path! Then the great king will come in.
- Psalms 29:3The voice of the Lord shouts over the water. The God of glory makes the noise of thunder. The Lord appears over the great sea.
- Isaiah 6:3The seraphs called out to one another. They said, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty! The whole earth is full of his great glory.’
- Matthew 6:13Do not let us agree to do wrong things. Keep us safe from Satan.” ’
- Luke 2:14‘God is great! He lives in the highest place above. He will bless the people on earth who please him. They will have peace in their minds.’
- John 1:14The Word became a man. He lived among us. We saw his great glory. He has the glory of the Father's one true Son. He is full of God's grace and truth.
- John 12:41Long ago, Isaiah saw the great glory of Christ. That is why he said these things. He was speaking about Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4Those people do not accept God's good news. The god of this world has confused their minds. They cannot see the light that the good news brings. That message teaches about the great power of Christ, who shows us exactly what God is like.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son shows us completely what God is like. He shines with God's great glory. His nature is the same as God's nature. The Son's powerful word causes everything to continue. He himself made it possible for us to be clean from our sins. After he had done that, he returned to heaven. He went and he sat at the right side of God, who rules with all authority.
- Revelation 4:11‘God, our Lord, you are very good! Everyone should give you honour and say how great and powerful you are! Everyone should worship you, because you created everything. You decided to make them and so you made them! That is why everything in the world is here.’
- Revelation 5:12They all sang with loud voices: ‘The Lamb that people killed is completely good! He has all authority, and all things belong to him. He is wise and powerful. Everyone must agree that he is great! Everyone must praise him and worship him!’
- Genesis 12:1The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country and the people of your father's family. Go to the land that I will show you.
- Nehemiah 9:7You are the Lord God who chose Abram. You brought him out of Ur, in Babylonia. You changed his name to be Abraham.
- Isaiah 51:2You all started from your ancestor Abraham, and his wife Sarah. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But I blessed him, so that he had many descendants.’
Commentaries on Acts 7:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Men, brethren, and fathers - Rather, brethren and fathers, for should not be translated separately from . Literally it is men-brethren, a very usual form in Greek; for every person knows that and should not be translated men-Athenians and men-Persians, but simply Athenians and Persians. See Acts 17:22. So, in Luke 2:15, should be translated shepherds, not men-shepherds. And Matthew 18:23, should not be translated man-king, but king, simply. By translating…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Men, brethren, and fathers - These were the usual titles by which the Sanhedrin was addressed. In all this Stephen was perfectly respectful, and showed that he was disposed to render due honor to the institutions of the nation. The God of glory - This is a Hebrew form of expression denoting “the glorious God.” It properly denotes His “majesty, or splendor, or magnificence”; and the word “glory” is often applied to the splendid appearances in which God has…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. 1-60In this long defense Stephen takes a much wider range, and goes less directly into the point raised by his accusers, than we should have expected. His object seems to have been to show (1) that so far from disparaging, he deeply reverenced, and was intimately conversant with, the whole history of the ancient economy; and (2) that in resisting the erection of the Gospel kingdom they were but treading in their fathers' footsteps, the whole history of their…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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