Acts 7
NASB2020
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 7:38-45

38ThisG3778 is the one who was in 1the 2assemblyG1577 in the wildernessG2048 togetherG3326 with 3the angelG32 who spokeG2980 to him at length on MountG3735 SinaiG4614, and who was with our fathersG3962; and he receivedG1209 4livingG2198 5wordsG3051 to passG1325 on to you. 39Our fathersG3962 were unwillingG3756G2309 to be obedientG5255 to him; onG235 theG235 contraryG235 they 6rejectedG683 him and turnedG4762 backG4762 to EgyptG125 in their heartsG2588, 407sayingG3004 to AaronG2, ‘MakeG4160 us 8a godG2316 whoG3739 will goG4313 beforeG4313 us; for thisG3778 MosesG3475 whoG3739 ledG1806 us outG1806 of the landG1093 of EgyptG125--we do not knowG3609 whatG5101 happenedG1096 to him.’ 419At that timeG2250 10they madeG3447 aG3447 11calfG3447 and broughtG321 a sacrificeG2378 to the idolG1497, and were rejoicingG2165 in 12the worksG2041 of their handsG5495. 42But GodG2316 13turnedG4762 awayG4762 and gaveG3860 them overG3860 to 14serveG3000 the heavenlyG3772 15lightsG4756; as it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of the prophetsG4396: ‘16You did not offerG4374 Me victimsG4968 and sacrificesG2378 17for fortyG5065 yearsG2094 in the wildernessG2048, did you, houseG3624 of IsraelG2474? 4318You alsoG2532 tookG353 alongG353 the tabernacleG4633 of MolochG3434 and the starG798 of your godG2316 19RomphaG4501, the imagesG5179 whichG3739 you madeG4160 to worshipG4352. I alsoG2532 will deportG3351 you beyondG1900 BabylonG897.’

44“Our fathersG3962 hadG1510 20the tabernacleG4633 of testimonyG3142 in the wildernessG2048, justG2531 asG2531 He who spokeG2980 to MosesG3475 directedG1299 him to makeG4160 it 21accordingG2596 to the patternG5179 whichG3739 he had seenG3708. 45Our fathersG3962 in turnG1237 receivedG1237 it, and they alsoG2532 22broughtG1521 it inG1521 with JoshuaG2424 upon dispossessingG2697 the 23nationsG1484 that GodG2316 droveG1856 outG1856 fromG575G4383 our fathersG3962, untilG2193 the timeG2250 of DavidG1160.

Read all of Acts 7

Notes

  1. 1. Acts 7:38 Ex 19:17 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 7:38 Gr ekklesia ↩
  3. 3. Acts 7:38 Acts 7:53 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 7:38 Deut 32:47; Heb 4:12 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 7:38 Rom 3:2; Heb 5:12; 1 Pet 4:11 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 7:39 Num 14:3f ↩
  7. 7. Acts 7:40 Ex 32:1, 23 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 7:40 Lit gods, plural, but prob. refers to a singular deity ↩
  9. 9. Acts 7:41 Lit In those days ↩
  10. 10. Acts 7:41 Ex 32:4, 6 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 7:41 Or young bull ↩
  12. 12. Acts 7:41 Rev 9:20 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 7:42 Josh 24:20; Is 63:10; Jer 19:13; Ezek 20:39 ↩
  14. 14. Acts 7:42 Or worship ↩
  15. 15. Acts 7:42 Lit host ↩
  16. 16. Acts 7:42 Amos 5:25 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 7:42 Acts 7:36 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 7:43 Amos 5:26, 27 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 7:43 Other mss spell it: Romphan, Rempham, Raiphan; or Rephan ↩
  20. 20. Acts 7:44 Ex 25:8, 9; 38:21 ↩
  21. 21. Acts 7:44 Ex 25:40 ↩
  22. 22. Acts 7:45 Deut 32:49; Josh 3:14ff; 18:1; 23:9; 24:18; Ps 44:2f ↩
  23. 23. Acts 7:45 Or Gentiles ↩

Commentaries on Acts 7

New American Standard Bible 2020 — © 1960–2020 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.