Acts 7
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Acts 7:44-54

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.
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.
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