Acts 7
1 And the high-priest said, Are then these things so?
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2 And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
And he said, "Brethren and fathers, hearken, ---The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 and said to him, “Go forth from thy country and thy kindred, and come into the land which I will show thee.”
and said to him, Depart from thy native country and from thy kindred, and come into the country which I shall shew thee.
4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran; and from thence, after his father was dead, he caused him to remove into this land wherein ye now dwell;
Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, after his father died, He removed him into this land in which ye now dwell:
5 and he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on; and he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.
though He gave him no inheritance in it, no not the breadth of a foot; but He promised to give it to him for a possession, even to his seed after him; though he had then no child."
6 And God spoke in this manner: “That his posterity should sojourn in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage, and ill-treat them four hundred years;
And God spake thus unto him, "that his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and they shall in slave and abuse them four hundred years:"
7 and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge,” said God; “and after that they shall come forth, and shall worship me in this place.”
and God said, "I will judge the nation, to which they shall be in slavery; and afterwards they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place."
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
And He gave him the covenant of circumcision: and he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
And the patriarchs, envying him, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt, and all his house.
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his houshold.
11 Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress; and our fathers found no Sustenance.
And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.
12 But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers first.
But Jacob hearing that there was corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first:
13 And at the second time Joseph was recognized by his brothers, and the kindred of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.
and at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.
14 Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, seventy five souls.
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob, and all his kindred, even seventy-five souls.
15 And Jacob went down [[into Egypt]], and died, he and our fathers.
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died there, he and our fathers:
16 And they were removed to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
and were carried to Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre which he had bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17 But as the time of the promise drew near, which God solemnly made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.
18 until another king arose, who knew not Joseph.
Till another king arose, who knew not Joseph. This king formed crafty schemes against our nation,
19 The same dealt subtly with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, so that they should cast out their infants, that they might not be preserved alive.
and oppressed our fathers, causing their children to be exposed, that their race might be extinguished.
20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair; who was nourished in his father's house three months.
In which time Moses was born, who was exceeding beautiful, and he was nourished up in his father's house three months: and when he was exposed,
21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for herself as a son.
Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.
22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his worlds and deeds.
And Moses was trained up in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in words, and in deeds.
23 And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed by smiting the Egyptian.
And seeing one of them injured he defended him, and smiting the Egyptian he avenged him that was wronged.
25 For he supposed his brethren would understand that God through his hand would give them salvation; but they understood not.
Now he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would give them deliverance by his hand: but they understood not.
26 And the next day he showed himself to them as they were contending, and urged them to peace, saying, Ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one another?
And the next day he came to them, as they were two of them fighting, and would have persuaded them to agree, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye injure one another?
27 But he who was wronging his neighbor thrust him away, saying, “Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
But he, that injured his neighbor, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
28 Dost thou mean to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday?”
Wilt thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
Upon this Moses fled, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
30 And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the flaming fire of a bush.
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 And Moses seeing it wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came [[to him]],
Now Moses, when he saw it, was amazed at the sight; and as he came near to observe it, there was a voice of the Lord to him,
32 saying, “I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.” And Moses trembled and durst not behold.
saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;" but Moses trembling durst not look on.
33 And the Lord said to him, “Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
And the Lord said to him, "Take off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.
34 I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them; and now, come, I will send thee into Egypt.”
I have seen the oppression of my people that are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. Therefore come now, and I will send thee into Egypt."
35 This Moses, whom they denied, saying, “Who made thee a ruler and a judge?” this very man did God send both as a ruler and a redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? did God send, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush, to be their ruler and deliverer.
36 This very man brought them out, working wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
And he brought them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the red sea, and in the wilderness, forty years.
37 This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, “A prophet will God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me.”
---This is that Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear."
38 This is he that was in the assembly in the wilderness with the anger who spake to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living oracles to give to us;
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel that spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and who received the oracles of life to give unto us.
39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
To whom our fathers would not be subject, but renounced him, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
40 saying to Aaron, “Make us gods who shall go before us; for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.”
saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. And they made a calf in those days,
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 But God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the Prophets, “Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Then God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, "O house of Israel, did ye offer to me your victims and sacrifices, for the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, the figures which ye made to worship them; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.”
yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them by: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon."
44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded that he should make it according to the pattern that he had seen;
The tabernacle of witness was among our fathers in the wilderness, as He, that spake unto Moses, ordered him to make it according to the model which he had seen in the mount:
45 which also our fathers received and brought in with Joshua, at their taking possession of the gentiles whom God drove out from before our fathers, until the days of David;
and which our fathers receiving, they with Joshua, brought into the territory of the nations, whom God drove out from before the face of our fathers, till the days of David, who found favor in the sight of God,
46 who found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
and was desirous to provide an habitation for the God of Jacob.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
But Solomon built Him an house.
48 Yet the Most High dwelleth not in [[temples]] made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Though the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as the prophet saith,
49 “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of my rest?
"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what house will ye build for me, saith the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
50 Did not my hands make all these things?”
hath not my hand made all these things?" ---
51 Stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.
Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and slew those who prophesied concerning the coming of that righteous One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;
53 ye who received the Law as ordained through angels, and did not keep it.
who received the law by the ministration of angels, and yet have not kept it.
54 But when they heard these things, their hearts were filled with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
And when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart and gnashed their teeth at him.
55 But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked up earnestly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
But he being full of the holy Spirit looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God:
56 and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
and he said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
57 And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;
and cast him out of the city and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.
59 and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
And they stoned Stephen calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.
And bending his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.
