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Then
the high priest asked
Stephen
, “
Are these charges
true
? ”
The high priest said
, "
Are these things
so
? "
And
Stephen
declared:
“
Brothers and fathers, listen to
me!
The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while
he was still
in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
He
said,
"
Brothers and fathers, listen .
The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham ,
when
he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
and told
him, ‘Leave
your country
and your kindred
and go
to
the
land I will show you. ’
and said
to
him, 'Get
out
of
your land,
and from
your relatives,
and come
into
a
land which
I will show you. '
So
Abraham
left
the land of the Chaldeans
and settled
in Haran. After
his father died
, God brought
him out
of
that
place
and
into this land where you are now living.
Then
he
came
out
of
the land of the Chaldaeans,
and lived
in Haran. From
there,
when
his father was
dead
, God moved
him into this land ,
where you are now living.
He gave him no inheritance here
, not even
a
foot of
ground
. But
God
promised to
give possession
of
the
land
to Abraham
and his descendants
, even
though
he did
not
yet
have
a
child.
He gave him no inheritance in
it
, no,
not so
much
as
to
set
his
foot on
. He
promised that
he
would
give it
to him
for
a
possession,
and to
his seed
after
him
, when
he still
had
no
child.
God told
him
that his descendants
would be
foreigners
in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
God spoke
in
this
way:
that his seed
would live
as
aliens
in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for
four hundred years.
‘But
I will punish
the nation that
enslaves
them
, ’
God
said, ‘
and afterward
they
will come forth
and worship
Me in this place. ’
'
I will judge
the nation to
which
they
will
be
in
bondage
, '
said God
, '
and after
that
will they
come out,
and serve
me in this place. '
Then
God
gave Abraham
the covenant of circumcision ,
and
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.
He
gave him
the covenant of circumcision .
So
Abraham became the father of Isaac ,
and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became
the
father
of the twelve patriarchs.
Because
the patriarchs were
jealous
of
Joseph, they
sold him as
a
slave
into Egypt. But
God was with him
"
The patriarchs ,
moved
with
jealousy
against
Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him ,
and rescued
him from
all his troubles.
He
granted
Joseph
favor and wisdom in
the
sight
of
Pharaoh king of Egypt ,
who
appointed
him ruler
over Egypt and all his household
.
and delivered
him out
of
all his afflictions,
and
gave
him
favor and wisdom before
Pharaoh ,
king of Egypt .
He
made
him governor
over Egypt and all his house
.
Then
famine and
great
suffering
swept
across
Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could
not
find
food.
Now
a
famine came
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt and Canaan, and great
affliction.
Our fathers found
no
food.
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on
their
first visit
.
But
when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out
our fathers the
first time
.
On their
second visit,
Joseph revealed
his
identity
to his brothers, and his
family
became
known
to Pharaoh.
On the
second time
Joseph was
made
known
to his brothers, and Joseph's
race
was
revealed
to Pharaoh.
Then
Joseph sent for
his father Jacob
and all his relatives, seventy-five in
all
.
Joseph sent ,
and
summoned
Jacob,
his father ,
and all his relatives, seventy-five souls
.
So
Jacob went down to
Egypt, where
he and our fathers died.
Jacob went down into
Egypt, and
he died,
himself
and our fathers ,
Their
bones
were carried
back to Shechem and placed
in the tomb that Abraham had
bought from
the
sons
of
Hamor
at
Shechem
for a price he
paid
in silver.
and
they
were brought
back to Shechem ,
and laid
in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from
the
children
of
Hamor
of
Shechem
.
As the time drew
near
for
God
to
fulfill
His
promise to Abraham, our
people in Egypt increased
greatly
in
number.
"But
as the time of
the
promise came
close
which
God
had
sworn
to Abraham, the
people grew
and
multiplied
in Egypt ,
Then
another
king, who knew
nothing
of
Joseph ,
arose
over
Egypt
.
until
there
arose
a
different
king, who didn't
know
Joseph.
He
exploited
our people
and oppressed
our fathers, forcing
them to abandon
their infants
so they would
die
.
The
same
took
advantage
of
our race,
and mistreated
our fathers, and
forced
them to throw
out
their babies,
so that
they wouldn't
stay
alive
.
At that time Moses was born, and he
was beautiful
in
the
sight
of
God
. For
three
months
he was nurtured
in his father’s
house.
At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly
handsome
. He was nourished
three
months
in his father's
house.
When he was set
outside
, Pharaoh’s
daughter took him and brought
him up
as her own son.
When he was thrown
out
, Pharaoh's
daughter took him up,
and reared
him as her own son.
So
Moses was educated
in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and
was powerful
in speech
and action
.
Moses was instructed
in all the wisdom of the Egyptians .
He
was mighty
in his
words
and works
.
When Moses
was forty years old, he
decided
to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
But
when he
was forty years old, it
came
into
his
heart
to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
And
when
he
saw
one of them being
mistreated
, Moses
went
to
his
defense
and avenged him by
striking down
the Egyptian who
was
oppressing
him
.
Seeing
one of them suffer
wrong
, he
defended
him,
and avenged him who
was
oppressed,
striking the Egyptian.
He assumed
his brothers would
understand
that God was using
him
to
deliver
them ,
but they did
not
.
He supposed
that
his brothers understood
that God ,
by
his
hand,
was giving
them deliverance;
but they didn't
understand
.
The next
day he
came
upon
two
Israelites
who
were
fighting
, and
he tried
to reconcile
them, saying, ‘Men
, you are brothers. Why are
you mistreating
each
other
? ’
"
The day following
, he appeared
to them as
they
fought
, and
urged
them
to
be
at
peace
again,
saying, 'Sirs
, you are brothers. Why do
you wrong
one
another
? '
But the
man
who was
abusing
his neighbor pushed Moses
aside
and
said
, ‘
Who made you ruler and judge over us?
But he
who did
his neighbor wrong
pushed him
away
, saying,
'
Who made you a
ruler and a
judge over us?
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday? ’
Do you want to kill me ,
as you killed the Egyptian yesterday? '
At this remark
, Moses
fled
to
the land of Midian, where he lived
as
a
foreigner
and
had
two sons.
Moses
fled
at this saying
, and
became
a
stranger
in
the land of Midian, where he became
the
father
of
two sons.
After
forty years had
passed
, an angel appeared to Moses
in the flames
of a
burning
bush
in
the
desert
near
Mount Sinai.
"When
forty years were
fulfilled
, an angel of
the
Lord
appeared to him
in the wilderness
of Mount Sinai ,
in
a
flame
of
fire
in
a
bush
.
When Moses saw it, he marveled
at the sight. As he approached
to look
more
closely
, the
voice of the Lord came to him :
When Moses saw it, he wondered
at the sight. As he came
close
to see
, a
voice of the Lord came to him ,
‘
I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. ’
Moses trembled with
fear
and did
not dare
to
look.
'
I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the
God
of
Isaac, and the
God
of
Jacob. '
Moses trembled ,
and dared
not look.
Then
the Lord said to him, ‘
Take off
your sandals, for the place where you are
standing
is holy ground.
The Lord said to him, '
Take your sandals off
of
your
feet
, for the place where you stand
is holy ground.
I have indeed
seen the oppression
of My people in Egypt .
I
have heard their groaning and
have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back
to
Egypt. ’
I have surely
seen the affliction
of my people that
is
in Egypt ,
and
have heard their groaning .
I
have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into
Egypt. '
This Moses, whom they had
rejected
with
the
words
, ‘
Who made you ruler and judge? ’
is
the
one
whom
God sent to
be
their
ruler and redeemer
through
the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
"
This Moses, whom they refused
, saying,
'
Who made you a
ruler and a
judge? '--
God has
sent him
as
both
a
ruler and a
deliverer
by
the hand
of
the
angel who appeared to him in the bush.
He
led them out and
performed
wonders and signs in the
land
of
Egypt, at
the Red Sea, and for
forty
years
in the wilderness.
This
man
led them out ,
having
worked
wonders and signs in Egypt, in
the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for
forty
years
.
This is the
same
Moses who told
the Israelites
, ‘
God will raise up for
you
a prophet like
me
from among your brothers. ’
This is that
Moses ,
who said
to
the children
of
Israel
, 'The
Lord
our
God will raise up a prophet for
you
from among your brothers ,
like
me
. '
He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who
spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers .
And
he
received living words
to pass
on
to us .
This
is
he who
was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that
spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers ,
who
received living oracles
to give
to us ,
But
our fathers refused
to
obey
him.
Instead
, they
rejected him and in their hearts turned
back
to Egypt .
to
whom
our fathers wouldn't
be
obedient
, but
rejected him ,
and turned
back
in their hearts to Egypt ,
They
said
to Aaron, ‘
Make us gods who
will go before us !
As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do
not
know what has happened
to
him. ’
saying
to Aaron, '
Make us gods that
will go before us ,
for
as for this Moses ,
who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don't
know what has become
of
him. '
At
that
time
they made a calf and offered
a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing
in the works of their hands.
They made a calf in
those
days,
and brought
a sacrifice to the idol, and
rejoiced
in the works of their hands.
But God turned away
from
them
and gave them over
to the
worship
of
the host of heaven
, as it is written in the book of the prophets :
‘
Did you bring
Me sacrifices
and offerings
forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
But God turned ,
and gave them up
to serve
the host of the
sky
, as it is written in the book of the prophets ,
'
Did you offer
to
me slain
animals
and sacrifices
Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
You have
taken
along
the tabernacle
of Molech
and
the star of your god Rephan, the idols
you made to worship. Therefore
I will send
you into
exile
beyond Babylon. ’
You took
up
the tent
of Moloch,
The star of your god Rephan, The figures
which
you made to worship. I will carry
you away
beyond Babylon. '
Our fathers had the tabernacle
of the Testimony with
them
in the wilderness .
It
was
constructed
exactly
as God
had
directed
Moses ,
according to the pattern he had seen .
"
Our fathers had the tent
of the testimony in the wilderness ,
even
as he
who
spoke
to
Moses commanded
him
to
make
it
according to the pattern that
he had seen ;
And
our fathers who
received
it
brought it
in with Joshua when they dispossessed
the nations God drove out before them.
It
remained
until
the time
of David,
which
also
our fathers ,
in
their
turn,
brought in with Joshua when they entered
into
the possession
of
the
nations ,
whom
God drove out before the face
of our
fathers,
to
the
days
of
David,
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide
a dwelling
place
for the God of Jacob.
who found favor in the sight of God ,
and asked to find
a habitation
for the God of Jacob.
But it
was
Solomon who
built the
house
for
Him.
But Solomon built him a
house
.
However, the Most High does
not
dwell in houses
made by
human
hands .
As the prophet says :
However, the Most High doesn't
dwell in temples
made with
hands ,
as the prophet says ,
‘
Heaven is My throne and the earth is
My
footstool. What kind of house will you build for
Me ,
says the Lord ,
or where
will
My
place of repose
be
?
'
heaven is my throne ,
And the earth a
footstool for
my
feet
. What kind of house will you build me ?'
says the Lord ;
'
Or what
is
the
place of my
rest
?
Has
not
My hand made
all these things? ’
Didn't
my hand make
all these things? '
You stiff-necked people
with
uncircumcised hearts
and ears !
You always resist the Holy Spirit ,
just
as your fathers did.
"
You stiff-necked and
uncircumcised in
heart
and ears ,
you always resist the Holy Spirit !
As your fathers did ,
so
you
do
.
Which of the prophets did
your fathers fail
to
persecute? They even
killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One .
And
now
you are
His
betrayers and murderers —
Which of the prophets didn't
your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One ,
of
whom
you have
now
become
betrayers and murderers .
you who
received the law ordained by angels, yet
have
not
kept
it .”
You received the law as
it
was
ordained by angels, and
didn't
keep
it !"
On
hearing
this
, the
members
of
the
Sanhedrin
were enraged
, and they gnashed their
teeth
at him.
Now
when
they
heard
these
things
, they
were cut
to
the
heart
, and they gnashed at him with
their
teeth
.
But Stephen
, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently
into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at
the right hand of God .
But he
, being
full of the Holy Spirit, looked up
steadfastly
into heaven ,
and saw the glory of God ,
and Jesus standing on
the right hand of God ,
“Look,”
he
said, “
I see heaven
open
and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God .”
and
said, "Behold,
I see the
heavens
opened,
and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God !"
At
this
they covered
their
ears,
cried out in
a loud voice, and rushed together
at him.
But
they cried out with
a loud voice, and stopped
their
ears,
and
rushed at him with
one
accord
.
They dragged
him out of the city and began
to
stone
him. Meanwhile
the witnesses laid
their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
They threw
him out of the city ,
and stoned
him. The witnesses placed
their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
While
they were
stoning
him,
Stephen appealed
, “
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit .”
They stoned
Stephen as
he
called
out
, saying,
"
Lord Jesus, receive my Spirit !"
Falling
on
his
knees,
he cried out
in
a loud voice, “
Lord, do
not
hold this sin against them .”
And
when he had said this, he fell asleep.
He kneeled
down,
and
cried with
a loud voice, "
Lord, don't
hold this sin against them !"
When he had said this, he fell asleep.
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