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Acts 7

Stephen's Defense

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The highg749 priestg749 saidg3004, "Are theseg3778 thingsg3778 sog3779?"

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And he saidg5346, "Hearg191 me,  abrethreng435g80 and fathersg3962!  bThe Godg2316 of gloryg1391  cappearedg3708 to our fatherg3962 Abrahamg11 when he was in Mesopotamiag3318, beforeg4250 he livedg2730 in  1Harang5488,

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and saidg3004 to him, ` aLEAVEg1831 YOUR COUNTRYg1093 AND YOUR RELATIVESg4772, AND COMEg1204 INTO THE LANDg1093 THAT I WILL SHOWg1166 YOU.'

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aTheng5119 he leftg1831 the landg1093 of the Chaldeansg5466 and settledg2730 in  1Harang5488.  bFrom thereg2547, afterg3326 his fatherg3962 diedg599, God had him moveg3351 to thisg3778 countryg1093 in whichg3739 you are nowg3568 livingg2730.

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"But He gaveg1325 him nog3756 inheritanceg2817 in it, not eveng3761 a footg4228 of groundg968, and yet, even when he had nog3756 childg5043,  aHe promisedg1861 that HE WOULD GIVEg1325 IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSIONg2697, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTSg4690 AFTERg3326 HIM.

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"But  aGodg2316 spokeg2980 to thisg3779 effectg3779, that his DESCENDANTSg4690 WOULD BE ALIENSg3941 IN A FOREIGNg245 LANDg1093, AND THAT THEY WOULD  1BE ENSLAVEDg1402 AND MISTREATEDg2559 FOR FOURg5071 HUNDREDg5071 YEARSg2094.

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" `AND WHATEVERg3739g1437 NATIONg1484 TO WHICHg3739 THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGEg1398 I MYSELFg1473 WILL JUDGEg2919,' saidg3004 Godg2316, `AND  aAFTERg3326 THAT THEY WILL COMEg1831 OUT AND  1SERVEg3000 ME IN THISg3778 PLACEg5117.'

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"And He  agaveg1325 him  1the covenantg1242 of circumcisiong4061; and sog3779  bAbraham becameg1080 the fatherg1080 of Isaacg2464, and circumcisedg4059 him on the eighthg3590 dayg2250; and  cIsaacg2464 became the father of Jacobg2384, and  dJacobg2384 of the twelveg1427  epatriarchsg3966.

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"The patriarchsg3966  abecame jealousg2206 of Josephg2501 and soldg591 him into Egyptg125. Yet Godg2316 was with him,

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and rescuedg1807 him from allg3956 his afflictionsg2347, and  agrantedg1325 him favorg5485 and wisdomg4678 in the sightg1727 of Pharaohg5328, kingg935 of Egyptg125, and he madeg2525 him governorg2233 overg1909 Egyptg125 and allg3650 his householdg3624.

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"Nowg1161  aa famineg3042 cameg2064 overg1909 allg3650 Egyptg125 and Canaang5477, and greatg3173 afflictiong2347 with it, and our fathersg3962  1could findg2147 nog3756 foodg5527.

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"But  awhen Jacobg2384 heardg191 that there was graing4619a in Egyptg125, he sentg1821 our fathersg3962 there the firstg4413 timeg4413.

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"On the secondg1208 visit  aJosephg2501  1madeg1107 himself knowng1107 to his brothersg80, and  bJoseph'sg2501 familyg1085 was disclosedg5318 to Pharaohg5328.

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"Theng2532  aJosephg2501 sentg649 word and invitedg3333 Jacobg2384 his fatherg3962 and allg3956 his relativesg4772 to come to him,  bseventy-fiveg1440g4002  1 cpersonsg5590 in all.

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"And  aJacobg2384 wentg2597 downg2597 to Egyptg125 and there he and our fathersg3962 diedg5053.

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"From there they were removedg3346a to  1 aShechemg4966 and laidg5087 in the tombg3418 whichg3739 Abrahamg11 had purchasedg5608 for a sumg5092 of moneyg694 from the sonsg5207 of  2Hamorg1697 in  1Shechemg4966.

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"But as the  atimeg5550 of the promiseg1860 was approachingg1448 whichg3739 Godg2316 had assuredg3670 to Abrahamg11,  bthe peopleg2992 increasedg837 and multipliedg4129 in Egyptg125,

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untilg891  aTHERE AROSEg450 ANOTHERg2087 KINGg935 OVERg1909 EGYPTg125 WHOg3739 KNEWg3609a NOTHINGg3756 ABOUTg3609a JOSEPHg2501.

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"It was he who tookg2686  ashrewdg2686 advantageg2686 of our raceg1085 and mistreatedg2559 our fathersg3962 so that they would  1 bexposeg4160g1570 their infantsg1025 and they would not surviveg2225.

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"It was at thisg3739 timeg2540 that  aMosesg3475 was borng1080; and he was lovelyg791  1in the sightg3588 of Godg2316, and he was nurturedg397 threeg5140 monthsg3376 in his father'sg3962 homeg3624.

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"And after he had been setg1620 outsideg1620,  aPharaoh'sg5328 daughterg2364  1tookg337 him awayg337 and nurturedg397 him as her owng1438 song5207.

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"Mosesg3475 was educatedg3811 in allg3956  athe learningg4678 of the Egyptiansg124, and he was a mang1415 of powerg1415 in wordsg3056 and deedsg2041.

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"But wheng5613 he was approachingg4137 the ageg5550 of fortyg5066a,  ait enteredg305 his  1mindg2588 to visitg1980a his brethreng80, the sonsg5207 of Israelg2274.

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"And when he sawg3708 oneg5100 of them being treatedg91 unjustlyg91, he defendedg292a him and tookg4160 vengeanceg1557 for the oppressedg2669 by strikingg3960 downg3960 the Egyptiang124.

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"And he supposedg3543 that his brethreng80 understoodg4920 that Godg2316 was grantingg1325 them  1deliveranceg4991  2throughg1223 him, but they did not understandg4920.

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aOn the followingg1897a dayg2250 he appearedg3708 to them as they were fightingg3164 togetherg3164, and he tried to reconcileg4871b them in peaceg1515, sayingg3004, `Meng435, you are brethreng80, whyg2443g5101 do you injureg91 oneg240 anotherg240?'

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"But the one who was injuringg91 his neighborg4139 pushedg683 him awayg683, sayingg3004, ` aWHOg5101 MADEg2525 YOU A RULERg758 AND JUDGEg1348 OVERg1909 US?

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aYOU DO NOT MEANg2309 TO KILLg337 ME AS YOU KILLEDg337 THE EGYPTIANg124 YESTERDAYg2189a, DO YOU?'

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"At thisg3778 remarkg3056,  aMOSESg3475 FLEDg5343 AND BECAMEg1096 AN ALIENg3941 IN THE LANDg1093 OF  1MIDIANg3099, whereg3757 he  bbecameg1080 the fatherg1080 of twog1417 sonsg5207.

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"After fortyg5065b yearsg2094 had passedg4137,  aAN ANGELg32a APPEAREDg3708 TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESSg2048 OF MOUNTg3735 Sinaig4614, IN THE FLAMEg5395 OF A BURNINGg4442 THORNg942 BUSHg942.

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"When Mosesg3475 sawg3708 it, he marveledg2296 at the sightg3705; and as he approachedg4334 to lookg2657 more closelyg2657, there cameg1096 the voiceg5456 of the Lordg2962:

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aI AM THE GODg2316 OF YOUR FATHERSg3962, THE GODg2316 OF ABRAHAMg11 AND ISAACg2464 AND JACOBg2384.' Mosesg3475 shookg1790 with fearg1790 and would not ventureg5111 to lookg2657.

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aBUT THE LORDg2962 SAIDg3004 TO HIM, ` bTAKEg3089 OFFg3089 THE SANDALSg5266 FROM YOUR FEETg4228, FOR THE PLACEg5117 ON WHICHg3739 YOU ARE STANDINGg2476 IS HOLYg40 GROUNDg1093.

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aI HAVE CERTAINLYg3708 SEENg3708 THE OPPRESSIONg2561 OF MY PEOPLEg2992 IN EGYPTg125 AND HAVE HEARDg191 THEIR GROANSg4726, AND I HAVE COMEg2597 DOWNg2597 TO RESCUEg1807 THEM;  1 bCOMEg1204 NOWg3568, AND I WILL SENDg649 YOU TO EGYPTg125.'

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"Thisg3778 Mosesg3475 whomg3739 they  adisownedg720, sayingg3004, `WHOg5101 MADEg2525 YOU A RULERg758 AND A JUDGEg1348?' is the oneg3778 whomg3778 Godg2316  1sentg649 to be bothg2532 a rulerg758 and a delivererg3086 with the  2helpg5495 of the angelg32a who appearedg3708 to him in the thorng942 bushg942.

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aThisg3778 mang3778 ledg1806 them out, performingg4160  bwondersg5059 and  1signsg4592 in the landg1093 of Egyptg125 and in the Redg2063 Seag2281 and in the  cwildernessg2048 for fortyg5065b yearsg2094.

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"Thisg3778 is the Mosesg3475 who saidg3004 to the sonsg5207 of Israelg2274, ` aGODg2316 WILL RAISEg450 UP FOR YOU A PROPHETg4396  1LIKEg5613 ME FROM YOUR BRETHRENg80.'

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"Thisg3778 is the one who was in  athe  1congregationg1577 in the wildernessg2048 togetherg3326 with  bthe angelg32a who was speakingg2980 to him on Mountg3735 Sinaig4614, and who was with our fathersg3962; and he receivedg1209  clivingg2198  doraclesg3051 to passg1325 on to you.

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"Our fathersg3962 were unwillingg3756g2309 to be obedientg5255 to him, but  arepudiatedg683 him and in their heartsg2588 turnedg4762 backg4762 to Egyptg125,

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 aSAYINGg3004 TO AARONg2, `MAKEg4160 FOR US GODSg2316 WHOg3739 WILL GOg4313 BEFOREg4313 US; FOR THISg3778 MOSESg3475 WHOg3739 LEDg1806 US OUT OF THE LANDg1093 OF EGYPTg125--WE DO NOT KNOWg3609a WHATg5101 HAPPENEDg1096 TO HIM.'

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1At that timeg2250  athey madeg3447 a  2calfg3447 and broughtg321 a sacrificeg2378 to the idolg1497, and were rejoicingg2165 in  bthe worksg2041 of their handsg5495.

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"But Godg2316  aturnedg4762 awayg4762 and deliveredg3860 them up to  1serveg3000 the  2hostg4756 of heaveng3772; as it is writteng1125 in the bookg976 of the prophetsg4396, ` bIT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFEREDg4374 VICTIMSg4968 AND SACRIFICESg2378  cFORTYg5065b YEARSg2094 IN THE WILDERNESSg2048, WAS IT, O HOUSEg3624 OF ISRAELg2274?

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aYOU ALSOg2532 TOOKg353 ALONG THE TABERNACLEg4633 OF MOLOCHg3434 AND THE STARg798 OF THE GODg2316  1ROMPHAg4501a, THE IMAGESg5179b WHICHg3739 YOU MADEg4160 TO WORSHIPg4352. I ALSOg2532 WILL REMOVEg3351 YOU BEYONDg1900 BABYLONg897.'

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"Our fathersg3962 hadg1510  athe tabernacleg4633 of testimonyg3142 in the wildernessg2048, justg2531a as He who spokeg2980 to Mosesg3475 directedg1299 him to makeg4160 it  baccordingg2596 to the patterng5179b whichg3739 he had seeng3708.

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"And having receivedg1237 it in their turng1237, our fathersg3962  abroughtg1521 it in with  1Joshuag2424 upon dispossessingg2697 the  2nationsg1484 whomg3739 Godg2316 droveg1856 out beforeg575g4383 our fathersg3962, untilg2193 the timeg2250 of Davidg1160b.

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aDavid foundg2147 favorg5485 in God'sg2316 sightg1799, and  baskedg154 that he might findg2147 a dwellingg4638 placeg4638 for the  1Godg2316 of Jacobg2384.

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"But it was  aSolomong4672 who builtg3618 a houseg3624 for Him.

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"Howeverg235,  athe Mostg5310 Highg5310 does not dwellg2730 in houses madeg5499 by human handsg5499; as the prophetg4396 saysg3004:

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aHEAVENg3772 IS MY THRONEg2362, AND EARTHg1093 IS THE FOOTSTOOLg5286 OF MY FEETg4228; WHATg4169 KINDg4169 OF HOUSEg3624 WILL YOU BUILDg3618 FOR ME?' saysg3004 the Lordg2962, `ORg2228 WHATg5101 PLACEg5117 IS THERE FOR MY REPOSEg2663?

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aWAS IT NOT MY HANDg5495 WHICH MADEg4160 ALLg3956 THESEg3778 THINGSg3778?'

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"You men who are  astiff-neckedg4644 and uncircumcisedg564 in heartg2588 and earsg3775 are alwaysg104 resistingg496 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151; you are doing justg5613 as your fathersg3962 did.

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aWhichg5101 oneg5101 of the prophetsg4396 did your fathersg3962 not persecuteg1377? They killedg615 thoseg3588 who had previouslyg4293 announcedg4293 the comingg1660 of  bthe Righteousg1342 Oneg1342, whoseg3739 betrayersg4273 and murderersg5406  cyou have nowg3568 becomeg1096;

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you whog3748 receivedg2983 the lawg3551 as  aordainedg1296 by angelsg32a, and yet did not keepg5442 it."

Stephen Put to Death

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Nowg1161 when they heardg191 thisg3778, they were  acutg1282 to the quickg2588, and they began gnashingg1031 their teethg3599 at him.

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But beingg5225  afullg4134 of the Holyg40 Spiritg4151, he  bgazedg816 intentlyg816 into heaveng3772 and sawg3708 the gloryg1391 of Godg2316, and Jesusg2424 standingg2476  cat the rightg1188 handg1188 of Godg2316;

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and he saidg3004, "Beholdg2400, I seeg2334 the  aheavensg3772 openedg1272 up and  bthe Song5207 of Mang444 standingg2476 at the rightg1188 handg1188 of Godg2316."

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But they criedg2896 out with a loudg3173 voiceg5456, and coveredg4912 their earsg3775 and rushedg3729 at him with oneg3661 impulseg3661.

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When they had  adriveng1544b him out of the cityg4172, they began stoningg3036 him; and  bthe witnessesg3144  claidg659 asideg659 their robesg2440 at the feetg4228 of  da youngg3494 mang3494 namedg2564 Saulg4569.

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They wentg3036 on stoningg3036 Stepheng4736 as he  acalledg1941 on the Lord and saidg3004, "Lordg2962 Jesusg2424, receiveg1209 my spiritg4151!"

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Theng2532  afallingg5087 on his kneesg1119, he criedg2896 out with a loudg3173 voiceg5456, "Lordg2962,  bdo not holdg2476 thisg3778 sing266 against them!" Having saidg3004 thisg3778, he  1 cfellg2837 asleepg2837.



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