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Acts 6:15-7:16
Revised Standard Version
Acts 6:15-7:16
Revised Standard Version
15 And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Stephen’s Speech to the Council
7 And the high priest said, “Is this so?” 2 And Stephen said:
“Brethren and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopota′mia, before he lived in Haran, 3 and said to him, ‘Depart from your land and from your kindred and go into the land which I will show you.’ 4 Then he departed from the land of the Chalde′ans, and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living; 5 yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot’s length, but promised to give it to him in possession and to his posterity after him, though he had no child. 6 And God spoke to this effect, that his posterity would be aliens in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and ill-treat them four hundred years. 7 ‘But I will judge the nation which they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’ 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him, 10 and rescued him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and over all his household. 11 Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time. 13 And at the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. 14 And Joseph sent and called to him Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five souls; 15 and Jacob went down into Egypt. And he died, himself and our fathers, 16 and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
Acts 6:15-7:16
New International Version
Acts 6:15-7:16
New International Version
15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin(A) looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Stephen’s Speech to the Sanhedrin
7 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
2 To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers,(B) listen to me! The God of glory(C) appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.(D) 3 ‘Leave your country and your people,’ God said, ‘and go to the land I will show you.’[a](E)
4 “So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Harran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living.(F) 5 He gave him no inheritance here,(G) not even enough ground to set his foot on. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land,(H) even though at that time Abraham had no child. 6 God spoke to him in this way: ‘For four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated.(I) 7 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.’[b](J) 8 Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.(K) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.(L) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,(M) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.(N)
9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(O) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(P) But God was with him(Q) 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(R)
11 “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.(S) 12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(T) 13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(U) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(V) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(W) seventy-five in all.(X) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(Y) 16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.(Z)
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