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Acts 7:44-54

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.
46David foundεὗρενheurenG2147favorχάρινcharinG5485inG1799God’sθεοῦtheouG2316sightG1799, andaskedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154that he mightfindεὑρεῖνheureinG2147a dwellingG4638placeG4638for thehouseοἴκῳoikōG3624of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.
47But it wasSolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672who builtοἰκοδόμησενoikodomēsenG3618a houseοἶκον.oikonG3624for Him.
48Howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,the MostὕψιστοςhupsistosG5310HighG5310does not dwellκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730in housesmadeG5499byG5499humanhandsG5499;as the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396saysλέγει·legeiG3004:
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?
50Was it not My handχείρcheirG5495that madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160allπάντα;pantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?’
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;
53you whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983the LawνόμονnomonG3551asordainedδιαταγὰςdiatagasG1296by angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32, and yetdid not keepἐφυλάξατε.¶ephulaxateG5442it.”
54NowδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούοντεςAkouontesG191thisταῦταtautaG3778, they wereinfuriatedδιεπρίοντο καρδίαιςdieprionto kardiaisG1282G2588, and they begangnashingἔβρυχονebruchonG1031their teethὀδόνταςodontasG3599at him.
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