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Acts 7:39-43

39Our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962were unwillingοὐκ ἠθέλησανouk ēthelēsanG3756G2309to be obedientὑπήκοοιhupēkooiG5255to him; onG235theG235contraryG235theyrejectedἀπώσαντοapōsantoG683him and turnedἐστράφησανestraphēsanG4762backG4762to EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,
40sayingG3004to AaronἈαρών·AarōnG2, ‘MakeποίησονpoiēsonG4160usa godθεοὺςtheousG2316whoοἳhoiG3739will goπροπορεύσονταιproporeusontaiG4313beforeG4313us; for thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475whoὃςhosG3739ledG1806us outG1806of the landγῆςgēsG1093of EgyptΑἰγύπτου,AiguptouG125--we do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him.’
41At that timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250they madeG3447aG3447calfG3447and broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378to the idolεἰδώλῳeidōlōG1497,and were rejoicingεὐφραίνοντοeuphrainontoG2165inthe worksἔργοιςergoisG2041of their handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.
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.’
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