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Apostelenes gerninger 7
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Stefanus’ forsvarstale

7 „Er det sandt, hvad de siger om dig?” spurgte ypperstepræsten. 2 „Ærede medlemmer af det høje råd, hør, hvad jeg har at sige,” begyndte Stefanus sin forsvarstale. „Herlighedens Gud åbenbarede sig for Abraham, før han kom til Karan, mens han endnu boede i Mesopotamien. 3 Gud sagde til ham: ‚Forlad dit land og dine slægtninge, og tag af sted til det land, som jeg vil vise dig.’[a] 4 Så forlod Abraham kaldæernes land og slog sig ned i Karan. Efter at hans far var død, sendte Gud ham videre, for at han skulle bosætte sig i det land, som vi nu bor i. 5 Han fik ikke så meget som en fodsbred jord, han kunne kalde sin egen, men Gud lovede ham, at hans efterkommere en dag skulle overtage hele landet, selvom han på det tidspunkt ikke havde nogen børn. 6 Gud sagde endvidere til ham, at hans efterkommere skulle bo i et fremmed land som slaver, og at de ville blive mishandlet i 400 år. 7 ‚Men jeg vil straffe det folk, som undertrykker dem,’ sagde Gud, ‚og derefter skal de få lov at komme tilbage til det land, de kom fra, hvor de skal tilbede mig.’[b] 8 Derpå oprettede Gud omskærelsens pagt med Abraham.[c] Senere fik Abraham sønnen Isak, og drengen blev omskåret på ugedagen efter fødslen. Isak blev far til Jakob, og Jakob blev far til vores 12 stamfædre.

9 Vores stamfædre var så misundelige på deres bror Josef, at de solgte ham som slave, og han blev ført til Egypten. Men Gud var med ham 10 og hjalp ham ud af alle hans vanskeligheder, ja, han sørgede for, at selveste Egyptens konge, faraoen, kom til at synes godt om ham. Gud gav Josef en usædvanlig visdom, og faraoen udpegede ham endog til at være landets øverste leder og gav ham ansvaret for alle kongehusets anliggender. 11 Men Egypten og Kana’an blev ramt af hungersnød, og der kom en vanskelig tid, hvor vores forfædre levede på sultegrænsen. 12 Da Jakob hørte, at der var korn at få i Egypten, sendte han sine sønner af sted, for at de kunne gøre de nødvendige indkøb. 13 Det var først, da de kom anden gang, at Josef gav sig til kende for sine brødre. Ved samme lejlighed fik faraoen at vide, at Josef havde sin familie i Kana’an. 14 Josef sendte nu bud efter sin far og alle sine brødre med deres familier, for at de skulle komme til Egypten—det drejede sig om i alt 75 personer.[d] 15 Jakob rejste altså til Egypten, og både han selv og hans sønner blev i Egypten resten af deres liv. 16 Deres jordiske rester blev senere bragt til Sikem og lagt i den grav, som Abraham havde købt for en ret stor sum penge af Hamor-slægten i Sikem.

17 Nu nærmede tidspunktet sig, da Gud ville opfylde sit løfte til Abraham om, at hans efterkommere skulle befries fra slaveriet og få det lovede land i eje. Netop i den periode voksede det jødiske folk og blev meget talstærkt i Egypten. 18 Så kom der en ny konge til magten, og han kendte ikke noget til Josefs bedrifter. 19 Han udnyttede vores folk groft og mishandlede vores forfædre. Blandt andet tvang han de israelitiske forældre til at sætte deres spædbørn ud, så de døde. 20 På den tid blev Moses født, og Gud syntes godt om barnet. I tre måneder passede moderen i al hemmelighed det lille barn hjemme, 21 men til sidst måtte hun alligevel sætte ham ud. Faraoens datter fandt ham og adopterede ham, 22 og han blev oplært i egypternes visdom og voksede op til at blive en magtfuld mand i ord og gerning.

23 Da Moses var 40 år gammel, besluttede han at opsøge sine landsmænd, Israels folk. 24 Under sit besøg hos dem blev han øjenvidne til, at en egypter mishandlede en israelit. Moses angreb egypteren og slog ham ihjel. 25 Han regnede nu med, at det måtte få hans landsmænd til at indse, at Gud havde sendt ham for at redde dem, men det forstod de ikke.

26 Næste dag fik han øje på to israelitter, der var oppe at slås. Han forsøgte at lægge sig imellem og råbte: ‚Stands! Hvorfor slås I, når I er landsmænd?’ 27 Men manden, som var årsag til slagsmålet, skubbede Moses til side og sagde: ‚Hvem har sat dig til at dømme os imellem og være vores leder? 28 Du vil måske slå mig ihjel, ligesom du i går slog egypteren ihjel?’ 29 Da Moses hørte det, flygtede han skyndsomt ud af landet og boede som fremmed i Midjan, hvor han blev gift og fik to sønner.

30 Der gik 40 år. Så skete det en dag i ørkenområdet ved Sinaibjerget, at en engel åbenbarede sig for ham i flammerne fra en brændende tornebusk. 31 Han blev meget forbløffet over det syn og gik nærmere for at se nøjere på det. Da lød Herrens stemme: 32 ‚Jeg er dine forfædres Gud—Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud.’[e] Moses rystede af skræk og turde ikke se derhen. 33 Da sagde Herren: ‚Tag dine sandaler af, for du står på et helligt sted. 34 Jeg har set, hvordan mit folk bliver undertrykt i Egypten, og jeg har hørt deres klageskrig. Jeg er kommet for at befri dem, og nu vil jeg sende dig til Egypten.’

35 Den Moses, som israelitterne tidligere havde afvist ved at sige: ‚Hvem har sat dig til at dømme os imellem og være vores leder?’, ham var det, Gud udvalgte og udsendte som leder og befrier for Israels folk ved at åbenbare sig for ham på overnaturlig måde gennem en tornebusk. 36 Det var ham, der førte dem ud i friheden, efter at han havde udført mange undere og mirakler i Egypten og ved Det Røde Hav og under de 40 års ørkenvandring.

37 Det var også Moses, der sagde til Israels folk: ‚Gud vil sende jer en profet som mig. Han skal udgå fra jeres eget folk.’[f] 38 Det var også ham, der var leder for menigheden i ørkenen. Det var ham, der var sammen med englen, som talte til både ham og vores forfædre på Sinaibjerget, og det var ham, der modtog de livgivende ord, som han gav videre til os.

39 Det var ham, vores forfædre nægtede at adlyde. De afviste ham som leder og ville hellere vende tilbage til Egypten. 40 Derfor sagde de til Aron: ‚Lav os nogle guder, der kan føre os videre, for vi ved ikke, hvad der er blevet af den her Moses, som førte os ud af Egypten!’ 41 Så lavede de en guldkalv og ofrede til den, og de jublede over den afgud, deres egne hænder havde skabt. 42 Da vendte Gud sig fra dem, og de begyndte at tilbede solen, månen, stjernerne og alle mulige slags afguder, som der står skrevet i de profetiske bøger: ‚Israels folk, bragte I slagtofre og afgrødeofre til mig i de 40 år i ørkenen? 43 Nej, I tilbad de afguder, I selv havde lavet. I bar rundt på Moloks telt og Remfans stjerne. Derfor vil jeg sende jer i landflygtighed langt borte, på den anden side af Babylon.’[g]

44 Åbenbaringsteltet var hos vores forfædre, da de gik rundt i ørkenen. Det havde Gud befalet, og han havde givet nøje instruktioner til Moses om, hvordan teltet skulle laves. 45 Det samme åbenbaringstelt tog Josva og folket med sig, da de begyndte at indtage det lovede land, og Gud drev de forskellige folkeslag bort foran dem. Gud ledte folket frem ved hjælp af åbenbaringsteltet lige indtil Davids tid, 46 hvor han, som havde fundet nåde for Guds øjne, bad om lov til at opføre et tempel, der skulle være fast bolig for Jakobs Gud. 47 Dog blev det Salomon, der kom til at bygge templet, 48 men den Højeste Gud bor ikke i noget, der er skabt af menneskehænder. Som Herren sagde gennem en af sine profeter:

49 ‚Himlen er min trone,
    og jorden er min fodskammel.
Hvordan vil I bygge et hus til mig?
    Hvordan vil I skaffe mig et sted at bo?
50 Jeg har jo selv skabt det hele.’[h]

51 I er akkurat lige så stædige og hårdhjertede som jeres forfædre, og I kæmper altid imod Helligånden. 52 Findes der én eneste profet, som jeres forfædre ikke har forfulgt? Nej, de dræbte alle dem, der forudsagde, at Messias skulle komme, ham, som I nu har forkastet og myrdet. 53 I modtog Guds lov formidlet ved engle, men I overholdt den ikke!”

Stefanus henrettes ved stening

54 Da rådsmedlemmerne hørte det, skar de tænder af raseri. 55 Stefanus stod helt stille, fyldt med Helligåndens kraft, og stirrede op imod himlen. Han så Guds herlighed, og han så Jesus stående ved Guds højre side. 56 „Himlen er åben,” råbte han, „og jeg ser Menneskesønnen stå ved Guds højre side!”

57 Ved de ord skreg de op alle sammen, holdt sig for ørerne og fór over ham som en bisværm. 58 De slæbte ham uden for bymuren for at stene ham. Alle, der havde hørt, hvad Stefanus havde sagt, begyndte nu at kaste sten på ham,[i] men først tog de deres kapper af og lagde dem ved fødderne af en ung mand, der hed Saul. 59 Mens stenene haglede ned over Stefanus, bad han: „Herre Jesus, tag imod min ånd.” 60 Så faldt han på knæ og råbte: „Herre, tilgiv dem den synd, de nu begår!” Med de ord døde han.

Footnotes

  1. 7,3 1.Mos. 12,1.
  2. 7,7 1.Mos. 15,13-16.
  3. 7,8 Jf. 1.Mos. 17,1-14.
  4. 7,14 Ifølge 1.Mos. 46,26 var der 66, når man ikke talte Jakobs svigerdøtre med. Her er der muligvis medregnet ni svigerdøtre.
  5. 7,32 Jf. 2.Mos. 3,6.
  6. 7,37 Jf. 5.Mos. 18,15.
  7. 7,43 Citat fra den græske oversættelse af Amos 5,25-27.
  8. 7,50 Es. 66,1-2.
  9. 7,58 De betragtede det, Stefanus havde sagt, som blasfemi mod Gud, og ifølge 3.Mos. 24,14 var det deres religiøse pligt at stene en sådan person.
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Mga Gawa 7
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)

7 At sinabi ng dakilang saserdote, Tunay baga ang mga bagay na ito?

2 At sinabi niya, Mga kapatid na lalake at mga magulang, mangakinig kayo: Ang Dios ng kaluwalhatia'y napakita sa ating amang si Abraham, nang siya'y nasa Mesapotamia, bago siya tumahan sa Haran,

3 At sinabi sa kaniya, Umalis ka sa iyong lupain, at sa iyong kamaganakan, at pumaroon ka sa lupaing ituturo ko sa iyo.

4 Nang magkagayo'y umalis siya sa lupain ng mga Caldeo, at tumahan sa Haran: at buhat doon, pagkamatay ng kaniyang ama, ay inilipat siya ng Dios sa lupaing ito, na inyong tinatahanan ngayon:

5 At hindi siya pinamanahan ng anoman doon, kahit mayapakan ng kaniyang paa: at siya'y nangakong yao'y ibibigay na pinakaari sa kaniya, at sa kaniyang binhi pagkatapos niya, nang wala pa siyang anak.

6 At ganito ang sinalita ng Dios, na ang kaniyang binhi ay makikipamayan sa ibang lupain, at kanilang dadalhin sila sa pagkaalipin, at sila'y pahihirapang apat na raang taon.

7 At ang bansang sa kanila'y aalipin ay aking hahatulan, sabi ng Dios: at pagkatapos nito'y magsisialis sila, at paglilingkuran nila ako sa dakong ito.

8 At ibinigay niya sa kaniya ang tipan ng pagtutuli: at sa ganito'y naging anak ni Abraham si Isaac, at ito'y tinuli nang ikawalong araw; at naging anak ni Isaac si Jacob, at naging mga anak ni Jacob ang labingdalawang patriarka.

9 At ang mga patriarka sa udyok ng kainggitan kay Jose, ay ipinagbili siya, upang dalhin sa Egipto; at ang Dios ay sumasa kaniya,

10 At siya'y iniligtas sa lahat ng kaniyang kapighatian, at siya'y binigyan ng ikalulugod at karunungan sa harapan ni Faraon na hari sa Egipto; at siya'y ginawang gobernador sa Egipto at sa buong bahay niya.

11 Dumating nga ang kagutom sa buong Egipto at sa Canaan, at nagkaroon ng malaking kapighatian: at walang nasumpungang pagkain ang ating mga magulang.

12 Datapuwa't nang marinig ni Jacob na may trigo sa Egipto, ay sinugo niyang una ang ating mga magulang.

13 At sa ikalawa'y napakilala si Jose sa kaniyang mga kapatid; at nahayag kay Faraon ang lahi ni Jose.

14 At nagsugo si Jose, at pinaparoon sa kaniya si Jacob, na kaniyang ama, at ang lahat niyang kamaganakan, na pitongpu't limang tao.

15 At lumusong si Jacob sa Egipto; at namatay siya, at ang ating mga magulang.

16 At sila'y inilipat sa Siquem, at inilagay sila sa libingang binili ni Abraham sa mga anak ni Hamor sa Siquem, sa halaga ng pilak.

17 Datapuwa't nang nalalapit na ang panahon ng pangako, na ginawa ng Dios kay Abraham, ang bayan ay kumapal at dumami sa Egipto,

18 Hanggang sa lumitaw ang ibang hari sa Egipto na hindi nakakikilala kay Jose.

19 Ito rin ay gumamit ng lalang sa ating lahi, at pinahirapan ang ating mga magulang, na ipinatapon ang kani-kanilang mga sanggol upang huwag mangabuhay.

20 Nang panahong yaon, ay ipinanganak si Moises, at siya'y totoong maganda; at siya'y inalagaang tatlong buwan sa bahay ng kaniyang ama:

21 At nang siya'y matapon, ay pinulot siya ng anak na babae ni Faraon, at siya'y inalagaang gaya ng sariling anak niya.

22 At tinuruan si Moises sa lahat ng karunungan ng mga Egipcio: at siya ay makapangyarihan sa kaniyang mga salita at mga gawa.

23 Datapuwa't nang siya'y magaapat na pung taong gulang na, ay tumugtog sa kaniyang puso na dalawin ang kaniyang mga kapatid na mga anak ni Israel.

24 At nang makita niya ang isa sa kanila na inaalipusta, ay kaniyang ipinagsanggalang siya, at ipinaghiganti ang pinipighati, at pinatay ang Egipcio:

25 At ang isip niya'y napagunawa ng kaniyang mga kapatid na ibinigay ng Dios sa kanila ang kaligtasan sa pamamagitan ng kamay niya: datapuwa't hindi nila napagunawa.

26 At nang kinabukasan ay napakita siya sa kanila samantalang sila'y nagaaway, at sila'y ibig sana niyang payapain, na sinasabi, mga Ginoo, kayo'y magkapatid; bakit kayo'y nagaalipustaan?

27 Datapuwa't itinulak siya ng umalipusta sa kaniyang kapuwa tao, na sinasabi, Sino ang naglagay sa iyo na puno at hukom sa amin?

28 Ibig mo bagang ako'y patayin mo, na gaya ng pagkapatay mo kahapon sa Egipcio?

29 At sa salitang ito'y tumakas si Moises, at nakipamayan sa lupain ng Midian, na doo'y nagkaanak siya ng dalawang lalake.

30 At nang maganap ang apat na pung taon, ay napakita sa kaniya ang isang anghel sa ilang ng bundok ng Sinai, sa ningas ng apoy sa isang mababang punong kahoy.

31 At nang makita ito ni Moises, ay nanggilalas sa tanawin; at nang siya'y lumapit upang pagmasdan, ay dumating ang isang tinig ng Panginoon,

32 Ako ang Dios ng iyong mga magulang, ang Dios ni Abraham, at ni Isaac, at ni Jacob. At si Moises ay nanginig at hindi nangahas tumingin.

33 At sinabi sa kaniya ng Panginoon, Alisin mo ang mga pangyapak sa iyong mga paa: sapagka't ang dakong kinatatayuan mo ay lupang banal.

34 Totoong nakita ko ang kapighatian ng aking bayang nasa Egipto, at narinig ko ang kanilang hibik, at ako'y bumaba upang sila'y iligtas: at ngayo'y halika, susuguin kita sa Egipto.

35 Ang Moises na ito na kanilang itinakuwil, na sinasabi, Sino ang sa iyo'y naglagay na puno at hukom? ay siyang sinugo ng Dios na maging puno at tagapagligtas sa pamamagitan ng kamay ng anghel na sa kaniya'y napakita sa mababang punong kahoy.

36 Pinatnugutan sila ng taong ito, pagkagawa ng mga kababalaghan at mga tanda sa Egipto, at sa dagat na Pula, at sa ilang sa loob ng apat na pung taon.

37 Ito'y yaong Moises, na nagsabi sa mga anak ni Israel, Palilitawin ng Dios sa inyo ang isang propeta na gaya ko, mula sa inyong mga kapatid.

38 Ito'y yaong naroon sa iglesia sa ilang na kasama ang anghel na nagsalita sa kaniya sa bundok ng Sinai, at kasama ang ating mga magulang: na siyang nagsitanggap ng mga aral na buhay upang ibigay sa atin:

39 Sa kaniya'y ayaw magsitalima ang ating mga magulang, kundi siya'y kanilang itinakuwil, at sa kanilang mga puso'y nangagbalik sa Egipto,

40 Na sinasabi kay Aaron, Igawa mo kami ng mga dios na mangunguna sa amin: sapagka't tungkol dito kay Moises, na naglabas sa amin sa lupain ng Egipto, ay hindi namin nalalaman kung ano ang nangyari sa kaniya.

41 At nagsigawa sila nang mga araw na yaon ng isang guyang baka, at nagsipaghandog ng hain sa diosdiosang yaon, at nangatuwa sa mga gawa ng kanilang mga kamay.

42 Datapuwa't tumalikod ang Dios, at sila'y pinabayaang magsisamba sa hukbo ng langit; gaya ng nasusulat sa aklat ng mga propeta, Hinandugan baga ninyo ako ng mga hayop na pinatay at mga hain Na apat na pung taon sa ilang, Oh angkan ni Israel?

43 At dinala ninyo ang tabernakulo ni Moloc, At ang bituin ng dios Refan, Ang mga larawang ginawa ninyo upang inyong sambahin: At dadalhin ko kayo sa dako pa roon ng Babilonia.

44 Sumaating mga magulang sa ilang ang tabernakulo ng patotoo, ayon sa itinakda ng nagsalita kay Moises, na kaniyang gawin yaon alinsunod sa anyong kaniyang nakita.

45 Na yao'y ipinasok din ng ating mga magulang sa kapanahunang ukol, na kasama ni Josue nang sila'y magsipasok sa inaari ng mga bansa, na pinalayas ng Dios sa harapan ng ating magulang, hanggang sa mga araw ni David;

46 Na nakasumpong ng biyaya sa paningin ng Dios, at huminging makasumpong ng isang tahanang ukol sa Dios ni Jacob.

47 Datapuwa't iginawa siya ni Salomon ng isang bahay.

48 Bagama't ang Kataastaasa'y hindi tumatahan sa mga bahay na gawa ng mga kamay; gaya ng sinasabi ng propeta,

49 Ang langit ay ang aking luklukan, At ang lupa ang tungtungan ng aking mga paa: Anong anyo ng bahay ang itatayo ninyo sa akin? sabi ng Panginoon: O anong dako ang aking pahingahan?

50 Hindi baga ginawa ng aking kamay ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito?

51 Kayong matitigas ang ulo, at di tuli ang puso't mga tainga, kayo'y laging nagsisisalangsang sa Espiritu Santo: kung ano ang ginawa ng inyong mga magulang, ay gayon din naman ang ginagawa ninyo.

52 Alin sa mga propeta ang hindi pinagusig ng inyong mga magulang? at kanilang pinatay ang nangagpahayag ng una ng pagdating ng Matuwid na Ito; na sa kaniya'y kayo ngayon ay nangaging mga tagapagkanulo at mamamatay-tao;

53 Kayo na nagsitanggap ng kautusan ayon sa pangangasiwa ng mga anghel, at hindi ninyo ginanap.

54 Nang marinig nga nila ang mga bagay na ito, ay nangasugatan sila sa puso, at siya'y pinagngalitan nila ng kanilang mga ngipin.

55 Datapuwa't siya, palibhasa'y puspos ng Espiritu Santo ay tumitig na maigi sa langit, at nakita niya ang kaluwalhatian ng Dios, at si Jesus na nakatindig sa kanan ng Dios,

56 At nagsabi, Narito, nakikita kong bukas ang mga langit, at ang Anak ng tao na nakatindig sa kanan ng Dios.

57 Datapuwa't sila'y nagsigawan ng malakas na tinig, at nangagtakip ng kanilang mga tainga, at nangagkaisang siya'y dinaluhong;

58 At siya'y kanilang itinapon sa labas ng bayan, at binato: at inilagay ng mga saksi ang kanilang mga damit sa mga paanan ng isang binata na nagngangalang Saulo.

59 At kanilang pinagbatuhanan si Esteban, na tumatawag sa Panginoon at nagsasabi, Panginoong Jesus, tanggapin mo ang aking espiritu.

60 At siya'y nanikluhod, at sumigaw ng malakas na tinig, Panginoon, huwag mong iparatang sa kanila ang kasalanang ito. At pagkasabi niya nito, ay nakatulog siya.

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Acts 7
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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,(A) listen to me! The God of glory(B) appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.(C) 3 ‘Leave your country and your people,’ God said, ‘and go to the land I will show you.’[a](D)

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.(E) 5 He gave him no inheritance here,(F) not even enough ground to set his foot on. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land,(G) 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.(H) 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](I) 8 Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.(J) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.(K) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,(L) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.(M)

9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(N) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(O) But God was with him(P) 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.(Q)

11 “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.(R) 12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.(S) 13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(T) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(U) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(V) seventy-five in all.(W) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(X) 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.(Y)

17 “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.(Z) 18 Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.’[c](AA) 19 He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.(AB)

20 “At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child.[d] For three months he was cared for by his family.(AC) 21 When he was placed outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.(AD) 22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians(AE) and was powerful in speech and action.

23 “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites. 24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian. 25 Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not. 26 The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?’

27 “But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?(AF) 28 Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’[e] 29 When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.(AG)

30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. 31 When he saw this, he was amazed at the sight. As he went over to get a closer look, he heard the Lord say:(AH) 32 ‘I am the God of your fathers,(AI) the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’[f] Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.(AJ)

33 “Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.(AK) 34 I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’[g](AL)

35 “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’(AM) He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36 He led them out of Egypt(AN) and performed wonders and signs(AO) in Egypt, at the Red Sea(AP) and for forty years in the wilderness.(AQ)

37 “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’[h](AR) 38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(AS) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(AT) and he received living words(AU) to pass on to us.(AV)

39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(AW) 40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’[i](AX) 41 That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.(AY) 42 But God turned away from them(AZ) and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars.(BA) This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets:

“‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings
    forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?
43 You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek
    and the star of your god Rephan,
    the idols you made to worship.
Therefore I will send you into exile’[j](BB) beyond Babylon.

44 “Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the covenant law(BC) with them in the wilderness. It had been made as God directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.(BD) 45 After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them.(BE) It remained in the land until the time of David,(BF) 46 who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.[k](BG) 47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.(BH)

48 “However, the Most High(BI) does not live in houses made by human hands.(BJ) As the prophet says:

49 “‘Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.(BK)
What kind of house will you build for me?
says the Lord.
    Or where will my resting place be?
50 Has not my hand made all these things?’[l](BL)

51 “You stiff-necked people!(BM) Your hearts(BN) and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute?(BO) They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him(BP)— 53 you who have received the law that was given through angels(BQ) but have not obeyed it.”

The Stoning of Stephen

54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious(BR) and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit,(BS) looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.(BT) 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open(BU) and the Son of Man(BV) standing at the right hand of God.”

57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city(BW) and began to stone him.(BX) Meanwhile, the witnesses(BY) laid their coats(BZ) at the feet of a young man named Saul.(CA)

59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(CB) 60 Then he fell on his knees(CC) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(CD) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(CE)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:3 Gen. 12:1
  2. Acts 7:7 Gen. 15:13,14
  3. Acts 7:18 Exodus 1:8
  4. Acts 7:20 Or was fair in the sight of God
  5. Acts 7:28 Exodus 2:14
  6. Acts 7:32 Exodus 3:6
  7. Acts 7:34 Exodus 3:5,7,8,10
  8. Acts 7:37 Deut. 18:15
  9. Acts 7:40 Exodus 32:1
  10. Acts 7:43 Amos 5:25-27 (see Septuagint)
  11. Acts 7:46 Some early manuscripts the house of Jacob
  12. Acts 7:50 Isaiah 66:1,2
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