New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 7
Stephen’s Defense
2And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Hearἀκούσατε.akousateG191me,brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶandres adelphoiG435G80and fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962!The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391appearedG3708to our fatherπατρὶpatriG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11when he was in MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3318,beforeπρὶνprinG4250he livedκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inHaranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,
4ThenΤότεToteG5119he leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831the landγῆςgēsG1093of the ChaldeansΧαλδαίωνChaldaiōnG5466and settledκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inHaranΧαρράν·CharranG5488.From thereG2547,afterμετὰmetaG3326his fatherπατέραpateraG3962diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599, Godhad him moveμετῴκισενmetōkisenG3351to thisταύτηνtautēnG3778countryγῆνgēnG1093in whichἣνhēnG3739you are nowνῦνnunG3568livingκατοικεῖτε,katoikeiteG2730.
5But He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325him noοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817in it, not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761a footποδὸςpodosG4228of groundβῆμαbēmaG968, and yet,even when he had noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνου.teknouG5043,He promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861thatHe would giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325it to him as a possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,and to his descendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326him.
6ButGodθεός,theosG2316spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to thisG3779effectG3779, that hisdescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690would be aliensπάροικονparoikonG3941in a foreignἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaG245landγῇgēaG1093, and that they wouldbe enslavedδουλώσουσινdoulōsousinG1402and mistreatedκακώσουσινkakōsousinG2559for fourτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.
7‘And whateverἐὰνeanG3739G1437nationἔθνοςethnosG1484to whichG3739they will be in bondageG1398I Myselfἐγώ,egōG1473will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,’saidG3004GodθεὸςtheosG2316, ‘andafterμετὰmetaG3326that they will comeἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831out andserveλατρεύσουσίνlatreusousinG3000Me in thisG3778placeτόπῳtopōG5117.’
8And HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himthe covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242of circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061;and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779AbrahambecameG1080the fatherG1080of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059him on the eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250; andIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464became the father ofJacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384, andJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384ofthe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3966.
10and rescuedἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807him from allπασῶνpasōnG3956his afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347, andgrantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325him favorχάρινcharinG5485and wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in the sightG1727of PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,and he madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525him governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overG1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and allὅλονholonG3650his householdοἶκονoikonG3624.
11“NowδὲdeG1161a famineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameἦλθενēlthenG2064overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,and greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347with it,and our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962could findηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756foodχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.
14ThenκαὶkaiG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649wordand invitedμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and allπᾶσανpasanG3956his relativesσυγγένειανsungeneianG4772to come to him,seventy-fiveἑβδομήκοντα πέντε.hebdomēkonta penteG1440G4002personsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590in all.
16From therethey were removedμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346toShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966and laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087in the tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418whichᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11had purchasedὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608for a sumτιμῆςtimēsG5092of moneyἀργυρίουarguriouG694from the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofHamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697inShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966.
17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,
20It was at thisG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540thatMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080;and he was lovelyἀστεῖοςasteiosG791in the sightG3588of Godθεῷ·theōG2316,and he was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376in his father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.
26On the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164togetherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them in peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443G5101do you injureἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240anotherG240?’
34I have certainlyG3708seenG3708the oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561of My peopleλαοῦlaouG2992in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191their groansστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,and I have comeκατέβηνkatebēnG2597downG2597to rescueἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807them;comeδεῦροdeuroG1204nowνῦνnunG3568,and I will sendἀποστείλωaposteilōG649you to EgyptΑἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonG125.’
35“ThisG3778MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475whomὃνhonG3739theydisownedἠρνήσαντοērnēsantoG720,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and a judgeδικαστήν;dikastēnG1348?’is the oneG3778whomG3778GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέσταλκενapestalkenG649to bebothG2532a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and a delivererλυτρωτὴνlutrōtēnG3086with thehelpχειρὶcheiriG5495of the angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who appearedG3708to him in the thornG942bushβάτῳ.batōG942.
36ThisG3778manG3778ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806them out, performingποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in the landγῇgēaG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125and in the RedἐρυθρᾷeruthraG2063SeaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281and in thewildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094.
38ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who was in thecongregationἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048togetherμετὰmetaG3326withthe angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who was speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to him on MountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614, and who waswith our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;and he receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209livingζῶνταzōntaG2198oraclesλόγιαlogiaG3051to passδοῦναιdounaiG1325on to you.
40sayingG3004to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160for us godsθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will goπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeG4313us; for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806us out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125--we do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him.’
42But GodθεὸςtheosG2316turnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762awayG4762and deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860them up toserveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000thehostστρατιᾷstratiaG4756of heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396, ‘It was not to Me that you offeredπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374victimsσφάγιαsphagiaG4968and sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,was it, O houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelG2274?
43You alsoG2532tookἀνελάβετεanelabeteG353along the tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of MolochΜολὸχMolochG3434and the starἄστρονastronG798of the godθεοῦtheouG2316RomphaG4501,the imagesτύπουςtupousG5179whichοὓςhousG3739you madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.I alsoG2532will removeμετοικιῶmetoikiōG3351you beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.’
44“Our fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadἦνēnG1510the tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633of testimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to MosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475directedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299himto makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160itaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the patternτύπονtuponG5179whichὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.
45And having receivedG1237it in their turnG1237,our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962broughtεἰσήγαγονeisēgagonG1521it in withJoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424upon dispossessingκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697thenationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484whomG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316droveἐξῶσενexōsenG1856out beforeἀπὸ προσώπουapo prosōpouG575G4383our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidG1160.
49‘HeavenοὐρανόςouranosG3772is My throneθρόνος,thronosG2362,And earthγῆgēG1093is the footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286of My feetποδῶνpodōnG4228;WhatG4169kindποῖονpoionG4169of houseοἶκονoikonG3624will you buildοἰκοδομήσετέoikodomēseteG3618for Me?’saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962, ‘OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101placeτόποςtoposG5117is there for My reposeκαταπαύσεώςkatapauseōsG2663?
51“You men who arestiff-neckedσκληροτράχηλοιsklērotrachēloiG4644and uncircumcisedἀπερίτμητοιaperitmētoiG564in heartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588and earsὠσίν,ōsinG3775are alwaysἀεὶaeiG104resistingἀντιπίπτετε,antipipteteG496the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;you are doing justὡςhōsG5613as your fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962did.
52WhichG5101oneG5101of the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396did your fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962not persecuteἐδίωξανediōxanG1377?They killedἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615thoseG3588who had previouslyG4293announcedG4293the comingἐλεύσεωςeleuseōsG1660ofthe Righteousδικαίου,dikaiouG1342OneG1342,whoseοὗhouG3739betrayersπροδόταιprodotaiG4273and murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406you have nowνῦνnunG3568becomeἐγένεσθε·egenestheG1096;
Stephen Put to Death
55But beingὙπάρχωνHuparchōnG5225fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, hegazedG816intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and sawG3708the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476at the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;
58When they haddrivenἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544him out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172, they beganstoningἐλιθοβόλουν.elithobolounG3036him; andthe witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144laidG659asideἀπέθεντοapethentoG659their robesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228ofa youngνεανίουneaniouG3494manG3494namedκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564SaulΣαύλουSaulouG4569.
60ThenκαὶkaiG2532fallingθεὶςtheisG5087on his kneesγόναταgonataG1119,he criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896out with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do not holdστήσῃςstēsēsG2476thisταύτηνtautēnG3778sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266against them!” Having saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, hefellG2837asleepἐκοιμήθη.ekoimēthēG2837.
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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