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Acts 7:39-41
English Standard Version
Acts 7:39-41
English Standard Version
39 Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and (A)in their hearts they turned to Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, (B)‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ 41 And (C)they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and (D)were rejoicing in (E)the works of their hands.
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Acts 7:39-41
New International Version
Acts 7:39-41
New International Version
39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(A) 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!’[a](B) 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.(C)
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- Acts 7:40 Exodus 32:1
Acts 7:39-41
New American Standard Bible
Acts 7:39-41
New American Standard Bible
39 Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him; on the contrary they (A)rejected him and turned back to Egypt in their hearts, 40 (B)saying to Aaron, ‘Make us [a]a god who will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what happened to him.’ 41 [b]At that time (C)they made a [c]calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in (D)the works of their hands.
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Acts 7:39-41
King James Version
Acts 7:39-41
King James Version
39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
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