New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 7:17-60

17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18untilἄχριachriG891there aroseἀνέστηanestēG450anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125whoG3739knewG3609nothingοὐκoukG3756aboutG3609JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19It was he who tookG2686shrewdG2686advantageG2686of our raceγένοςgenosG1085and mistreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962so that they wouldexposeποιεῖν ἔκθεταpoiein ekthetaG4160 G1570their infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025and they would not surviveζῳογονεῖσθαι.zōogoneisthaiG2225.

20It was at thisG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540thatMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080;and he was lovelyἀστεῖοςasteiosG791in the sightG3588of Godθεῷ·theōG2316,and he was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376in his father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21And after he had been setG1620outsideG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364tookG337him awayG337and nurturedἀνεθρέψατοanethrepsatoG397him as her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was educatedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthēG3811in allπάσῃpasēG3956the learningσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,and he was a manG1415of powerG1415in wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056and deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23But whenὡςhōsG5613he was approachingἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137the ageχρόνος,chronosG5550of fortyG5066,it enteredἀνέβηanebēG305hismindκαρδίανkardianG2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelG2274.

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292him and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669by strikingG3960downG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he supposedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him, but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26On the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164togetherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them in peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101do you injureἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240anotherG240?’

27But the one who was injuringἀδικῶνadikōnG91his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushedG683him awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us?

28You do not meanθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096an alienπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hebecameG1080the fatherG1080of twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

30“After fortyG5065yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094had passedπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnG4137,an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32appearedG3708to him in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048of MountὄρουςorousG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614,in the flameφλογὶphlogiG5395of a burningπυρὸςpurosG4442thornG942bushβάτου.batouG942.

31When MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475sawG3708it, he marveledἐθαύμαζενethaumazenG2296at the sightὅραμα·horamaG3705;and as he approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334to lookG2657morecloselyG2657,there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:

32‘I am the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475shookG1790with fearG1790and would not ventureἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to lookκατανοῆσαι.katanoēsaiG2657.

33But the Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004to him, ‘TakeG3089offG3089the sandalsὑπόδημαhupodēmaG5266from your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,for the placeτόποςtoposG5117on whichᾧhōG3739you are standingἕστηκαςhestēkasG2476is holyἁγίαhagiaG40groundγῆgēG1093.

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.

37ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475who saidG3004to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelG2274, ‘GodθεὸςtheosG2316will raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450up for you a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396likeὡςhōsG5613me from your brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.’

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.

39Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962were unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησανouk ēthelēsanG3756 G2309to be obedientὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255to him, butrepudiatedἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683him and in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588turnedἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762backG4762to EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125,

40sayingG3004to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160for us godsθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will goπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeG4313us; for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenG1806us out of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125--we do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him.’

41At that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250they madeG3447acalfG3447and broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to the idolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497,and were rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inthe worksἔργοιςergoisG2041of their handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

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 prosōpouG575 G4383our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidG1160.

46DavidfoundεὗρενheurenG2147favorχάρινcharinG5485in God’sG2316sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799, andaskedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154that he might findεὑρεῖνheureinG2147a dwellingG4638placeG4638for theGodθεοῦtheouG2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.

47But it wasSolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672who builtοἰκοδόμησενoikodomēsenG3618a houseοἶκον.oikonG3624for Him.

48Howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,the MostὕψιστοςhupsistosG5310HighG5310does not dwellκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730in housesmadeG5499by humanhandsG5499;as the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396saysλέγει·legeiG3004:

49‘HeavenοὐρανόςouranosG3772is My throneθρόνος,thronosG2362,And earthγῆgēG1093is the footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286of My feetποδῶνpodōnG4228;WhatG4169kindποῖονpoionG4169of houseοἶκονoikonG3624will you buildοἰκοδομήσετέoikodomēseteG3618for Me?’saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962, ‘OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101placeτόποςtoposG5117is there for My reposeκαταπαύσεώςkatapauseōsG2663?

50Was it not My handχείρcheirG5495which madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160allπάντα;pantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?’

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;

53you whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983the lawνόμονnomonG3551asordainedδιαταγὰςdiatagasG1296by angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32, and yetdid not keepἐφυλάξατε.¶ephulaxateG5442it.”

54NowδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούοντεςAkouontesG191thisταῦταtautaG3778, they werecutδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282to the quickκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588, and they begangnashingἔβρυχονebruchonG1031their teethὀδόνταςodontasG3599at him.

55But beingὙπάρχωνHuparchōnG5225fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, hegazedG816intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and sawG3708the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476at the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

56and he saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I seeθεωρῶtheōrōG2334theheavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772openedδιηνοιγμένουςdiēnoigmenousG1272up andthe SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476at the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

57But they criedκράξαντεςkraxantesG2896out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,and coveredσυνέσχονsuneschonG4912their earsὦταōtaG3775and rushedὥρμησανhōrmēsanG3729at him with oneG3661impulseG3661.

58When they haddrivenἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544him out of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172, they beganstoningἐλιθοβόλουν.elithobolounG3036him; andthe witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144laidG659asideἀπέθεντοapethentoG659their robesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228ofa youngνεανίουneaniouG3494manG3494namedκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564SaulΣαύλουSaulouG4569.

59They wentG3036on stoningG3036StephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736as hecalledἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonG1941on the Lordand saidλέγοντα·legontaG3004, “LordκύριεkurieG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,receiveδέξαιdexaiG1209my spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151!”

60ThenκαὶkaiG2532fallingθεὶςtheisG5087on his kneesγόναταgonataG1119,he criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896out with a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do not holdστήσῃςstēsēsG2476thisταύτηνtautēnG3778sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266against them!” Having saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, hefellG2837asleepἐκοιμήθη.ekoimēthēG2837.

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