Verse 2

Acts 7:2

New Living Translation

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2 This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God (Elohim) appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.

Original Language Text

greek

ὁ δὲ ἔφη· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶ καὶ πατέρες, ἀκούσατε· Ὁ θεὸς τῆς δόξης ὤφθη τῷ πατρὶ ἡμῶν Ἀβραὰμ ὄντι ἐν τῇ Μεσοποταμίᾳ πρὶν ἢ κατοικῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν Χαρράν,

English Translation

And he said: Men, brothers and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.

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Chapter 7 Context

1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these accusations true?” Focus ↗

2 This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God (Elohim) appeared to...

3 God (Elohim) told him, ‘Leave your native land and your relatives, and come into the land that I wil... Focus ↗

4 So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God (Elohim... Focus ↗

5 “But God (Elohim) gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God (Elohim) did p... Focus ↗

6 God (Elohim) also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be op... Focus ↗

7 ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God (Elohim) said, ‘and in the end they will come... Focus ↗

8 “God (Elohim) also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became th... Focus ↗

9 “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. Bu... Focus ↗

10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God (Elohim) gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt... Focus ↗

11 “But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food. Focus ↗

12 Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons — our ancestors — to buy some. Focus ↗

13 The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to... Focus ↗

14 Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons... Focus ↗

15 So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors. Focus ↗

16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought for a certain price fro... Focus ↗

17 “As the time drew near when God (Elohim) would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our peo... Focus ↗

18 But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph. Focus ↗

19 This king exploited our people and oppressed them, forcing parents to abandon their newborn babies s... Focus ↗

20 “At that time Moses was born — a beautiful child in God (Elohim)’s eyes. His parents cared for him a... Focus ↗

21 When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son. Focus ↗

22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action. Focus ↗

23 “One day when Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel. Focus ↗

24 He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man’s defense and avenged him, kil... Focus ↗

25 Moses assumed his fellow Israelites would realize that God (Elohim) had sent him to rescue them, but... Focus ↗

26 “The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker.... Focus ↗

27 “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked. Focus ↗

28 ‘Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?’ Focus ↗

29 When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There his... Focus ↗

30 “Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a bur... Focus ↗

31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he went to take a closer look, the voice of the LO... Focus ↗

32 ‘I am the God (Elohim) of your ancestors — the God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses sho... Focus ↗

33 “Then the LORD said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. Focus ↗

34 I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come... Focus ↗

35 “So God (Elohim) sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who... Focus ↗

36 And by means of many wonders and miraculous signs, he led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, an... Focus ↗

37 “Moses himself told the people of Israel, ‘God (Elohim) will raise up for you a Prophet like me from... Focus ↗

38 Moses was with our ancestors, the assembly of God (Elohim)’s people in the wilderness, when the ange... Focus ↗

39 “But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt. Focus ↗

40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us some gods who can lead us, for we don’t know what has become of this Moses... Focus ↗

41 So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing th... Focus ↗

42 Then God (Elohim) turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their god... Focus ↗

43 No, you carried your pagan gods — the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and th... Focus ↗

44 “Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according... Focus ↗

45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God (Elohim) drove out... Focus ↗

46 “David found favor with God (Elohim) and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for... Focus ↗

47 But it was Solomon who actually built it. Focus ↗

48 However, the Most High doesn’t live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says, Focus ↗

49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you build me a temple as good as th... Focus ↗

50 Didn’t my hands make both heaven and earth?’ Focus ↗

51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Ho... Focus ↗

52 Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming... Focus ↗

53 You deliberately disobeyed God (Elohim)’s law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.... Focus ↗

54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rag... Focus ↗

55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God (Elohim),... Focus ↗

56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor... Focus ↗

57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him Focus ↗

58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid t... Focus ↗

59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Yashua (Jesus), receive my spirit.” Focus ↗

60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died. Focus ↗

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Book: Acts
Chapter: Chapter 7 (60 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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