New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 7
Stephen’s Defense
2AndStephen saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Listenἀκούσατε.akousateG191to me,brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶandres adelphoiG435G80and fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962!The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391appearedG3708to our fatherπατρὶpatriG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11when he was in MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3318,beforeπρὶνprinG4250he livedκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inHaranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,
4ThenΤότεToteG5119he leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831the landγῆςgēsG1093of the ChaldeansΧαλδαίωνChaldaiōnG5466and settledκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inHaranΧαρράν·CharranG5488. AndfromG2547thereG2547,afterμετὰmetaG3326his fatherπατέραpateraG3962diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599, Godhad him moveμετῴκισενmetōkisenG3351to thisταύτηνtautēnG3778countryγῆνgēnG1093in whichἣνhēnG3739you are nowνῦνnunG3568livingκατοικεῖτε,katoikeiteG2730.
5But He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325him noG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817in it, not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761a footποδὸςpodosG4228of groundβῆμαbēmaG968, and yet,He promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861that He would giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325it to him as a possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,and to his descendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326him, eventhough he had no childτέκνου.teknouG5043.
6ButGodθεός,theosG2316spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toG3779thisG3779effectG3779, that hisdescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690would be strangersπάροικονparoikonG3941in a landγῇgēaG1093that was notG245theirsG245, andthey would enslaveδουλώσουσινdoulōsousinG1402and mistreatκακώσουσινkakōsousinG2559themfor fourτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.
7‘And whateverἐὰνeanG3739G1437nationἔθνοςethnosG1484to whichG3739they are enslavedG1398I Myselfἐγώ,egōG1473will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,’saidG3004GodθεὸςtheosG2316, ‘andafterμετὰmetaG3326that they will comeἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831out andserveλατρεύσουσίνlatreusousinG3000Me in thisG3778placeτόπῳtopōG5117.’
8And HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himthe covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242of circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061;and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779AbrahamfatheredἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059him on the eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250; andIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464fatheredJacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384, andJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3966.
10and rescuedἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807him from allπασῶνpasōnG3956his afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347, andgrantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325him favorχάρινcharinG5485and wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678inG1726theG1726sightG1726of PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,and he madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525him governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overG1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and his entireὅλονholonG3650householdοἶκονoikonG3624.
11“NowδὲdeG1161a famineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameἦλθενēlthenG2064overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,and greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347with it,and our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962could findηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756foodχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.
14ThenκαὶkaiG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649wordand invitedμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333his fatherπατέραpateraG3962JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384and allπᾶσανpasanG3956his relativesσυγγένειανsungeneianG4772to come to him,seventy-fiveἑβδομήκοντα πέντε.hebdomēkonta penteG1440G4002peopleψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590in all.
16And they were broughtG3346backG3346from there toShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966and laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087in the tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418whichᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11had purchasedὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608for a sumτιμῆςtimēsG5092of moneyἀργυρίουarguriouG694from the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofHamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697inShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966.
17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,
19It was he whoshrewdlyG2686tookG2686advantageG2686ofG2686our nationγένοςgenosG1085and mistreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962in order that they wouldabandonποιεῖν ἔκθεταpoiein ekthetaG4160G1570their infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025in the Nile,soG1519thatG1519they would not surviveζῳογονεῖσθαι.zōogoneisthaiG2225.
26And on the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164eachG3164otherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them to peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,by sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443G5101are you injuringἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91eachG240otherG240?’
34I have certainlyG3708seenG3708the oppressionκάκωσινkakōsinG2561of My peopleλαοῦlaouG2992who are in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,and have heardἤκουσα·ēkousaG191their groaningστεναγμοῦstenagmouG4726,and I have comeκατέβηνkatebēnG2597downG2597to rescueἐξελέσθαιexelesthaiG1807them; andnowνῦνnunG3568comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,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.
38ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who was in theassemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577in the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōG2048togetherμετὰmetaG3326withthe angelἀγγέλουangelouG32who spokeλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980to him at lengthon MountὄρειoreiG3735SinaiΣινᾶSinaG4614, and who was withour fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;and he receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209livingζῶνταzōntaG2198wordsλόγιαlogiaG3051to passδοῦναιdounaiG1325on to you.
40sayingG3004to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usa godθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will goπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeG4313us; for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739ledG1806us outG1806of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125--we do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him.’
42But GodθεὸςtheosG2316turnedἔστρεψενestrepsenG4762awayG4762and gaveG3860them overG3860toserveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000the heavenlyοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772lightsστρατιᾷstratiaG4756;as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of the prophetsπροφητῶν·prophētōnG4396: ‘You did not offerπροσηνέγκατέprosēnegkateG4374Me victimsσφάγιαsphagiaG4968and sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378for fortyG5065yearsἔτηetēG2094in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,did you, houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?
43You alsoG2532tookG353alongG353the tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633of MolochΜολὸχMolochG3434and the starἄστρονastronG798of your godθεοῦtheouG2316RomphaG4501,the imagesτύπουςtupousG5179whichοὓςhousG3739you madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160to worshipπροσκυνεῖνproskuneinG4352.I alsoG2532will deportμετοικιῶmetoikiōG3351you beyondἐπέκειναepekeinaG1900BabylonΒαβυλῶνος.¶BabulōnosG897.’
44“Our fathersπατράσινpatrasinG3962hadἦνēnG1510the tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633of testimonyμαρτυρίουmarturiouG3142in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,justG2531asG2531He who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to MosesΜωϋσῇMōusēaG3475directedδιετάξατοdietaxatoG1299himto makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160itaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the patternτύπονtuponG5179whichὃνhonG3739he had seenἑωράκει·he'ōrakeiG3708.
45Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962in turnG1237receivedG1237it, and they alsoκαὶkaiG2532broughtG1521it inG1521with JoshuaἸησοῦIēsouG2424upon dispossessingκατασχέσειkatascheseiG2697thenationsἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484that GodθεὸςtheosG2316droveG1856outG1856fromἀπὸ προσώπουapo prosōpouG575G4383our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of DavidG1160.
49‘HeavenοὐρανόςouranosG3772is My throneθρόνος,thronosG2362,And the earthγῆgēG1093is the footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286of My feetποδῶνpodōnG4228;WhatG4169kindποῖονpoionG4169of houseοἶκονoikonG3624will you buildοἰκοδομήσετέoikodomēseteG3618for Me?’saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962, ‘OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101placeτόποςtoposG5117is there for My restκαταπαύσεώςkatapauseōsG2663?
51“You men who arestiff-neckedσκληροτράχηλοιsklērotrachēloiG4644and uncircumcisedἀπερίτμητοιaperitmētoiG564in heartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588and earsὠσίν,ōsinG3775are alwaysἀεὶaeiG104resistingἀντιπίπτετε,antipipteteG496the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;you are doing justG5613asG5613your fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962did.
52WhichG5101oneG5101of the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396did your fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962not persecuteἐδίωξανediōxanG1377?They killedἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615thoseG3588who had previouslyG4293announcedG4293the comingἐλεύσεωςeleuseōsG1660ofthe Righteousδικαίου,dikaiouG1342OneG1342, andyou have nowνῦνnunG3568becomeἐγένεσθε·egenestheG1096betrayersπροδόταιprodotaiG4273and murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406of Him;
Stephen Put to Death
55But he, beingὙπάρχωνHuparchōnG5225fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134of the Holyἁγίου,hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,lookedG816intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772and sawG3708the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476at the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;
58When they haddrivenG1544him outG1544of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172, they beganstoningἐλιθοβόλουν.elithobolounG3036him; andthe witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144laidG659asideἀπέθεντοapethentoG659their cloaksἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440at the feetπόδαςpodasG4228ofa youngνεανίουneaniouG3494manG3494namedκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564SaulΣαύλουSaulouG4569.
60ThenκαὶkaiG2532hefellθεὶςtheisG5087on his kneesγόναταgonataG1119and criedG2896outG2896with 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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