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Then
said
the high priest, Are these things so?
The high priest said
, "
Are these things so? "
And
he said, Men,
brethren,
and fathers, hearken;
The God of glory appeared unto
our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt
in Charran
,
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 said unto
him, Get thee
out of thy
country
, and from thy
kindred
, and come into the
land which I shall
shew
thee
.
and said to
him, '
Get out of your
land
, and from your
relatives
, and come into a
land which I will
show
you
. '
Then came
he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt
in Charran:
and
from thence
, when his father was dead, he
removed
him into this land, wherein
ye
now dwell
.
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
.
And
he gave him none
inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on :
yet
he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as
yet
he had no 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.
And
God spake
on
this wise,
That his seed should
sojourn
in a strange land ;
and that they should
bring
them
into
bondage,
and entreat
them
evil
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.
And
the nation to whom
they shall
be in bondage will
I
judge
, said God :
and after that shall
they come forth
, and serve 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. '
And
he gave him the covenant of circumcision :
and
so Abraham begat
Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day ;
and
Isaac begat
Jacob ;
and Jacob begat
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.
And
the patriarchs, moved with envy
, sold Joseph
into Egypt :
but
God was with him,
"
The patriarchs, moved with jealousy
against
Joseph
, sold him
into Egypt .
God was with him,
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour
and wisdom in
the
sight
of
Pharaoh king of Egypt ;
and
he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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.
Now there
came
a dearth
over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan
, and great affliction :
and
our fathers found no sustenance
.
Now a famine
came
over all the land of Egypt and Canaan
, and great affliction .
Our fathers found no food
.
But when Jacob heard that there was corn
in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
But when Jacob heard that there was grain
in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the
first time
.
And
at
the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren;
and Joseph's kindred
was made
known
unto
Pharaoh.
On
the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers,
and Joseph's race
was revealed
to
Pharaoh.
Then
sent
Joseph, and called
his father Jacob
to
him
, and all his kindred
, threescore
and
fifteen
souls.
Joseph sent
, and summoned
Jacob,
his father, and all his relatives
, seventy-five
souls.
So
Jacob went down into Egypt, and died,
he, and our fathers,
Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died
, himself
and our fathers,
And were carried
over
into
Sychem
, and laid in the sepulchre
that Abraham bought for a sum
of
money
of
the sons
of Emmor
the
father
of Sychem
.
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
.
But when
the time of the promise drew
nigh,
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
"
But as
the time of the promise came
close
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Till
another
king
arose, which
knew
not
Joseph.
until
there
arose a
different
king
, who
didn't
know
Joseph.
The same dealt
subtilly
with
our kindred
, and evil
entreated
our fathers, so
that
they
cast
out their young
children
, to
the
end
they might
not
live
.
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
.
In
which
time Moses was born, and was exceeding
fair,
and
nourished up
in his father's house three
months:
At
that
time Moses was born, and was exceedingly
handsome.
He
was
nourished three
months
in his father's house .
And
when he was cast
out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished
him for
her own son.
When he was thrown
out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and reared
him as
her own son.
And
Moses was learned
in all the wisdom of the Egyptians ,
and
was mighty in words and in
deeds
.
Moses was instructed
in all the wisdom of the Egyptians .
He
was mighty in his
words and works
.
And
when he was full
forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren
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
seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that
was oppressed, and
smote
the Egyptian :
Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who
was oppressed, striking
the Egyptian .
For
he supposed his brethren
would
have
understood how
that God by his hand would
deliver
them :
but they understood
not
.
He supposed that
his brothers
understood that God ,
by his hand ,
was
giving
them deliverance;
but they didn't
understand
.
And
the next
day he shewed
himself
unto
them as they strove
, and would
have
set
them at one
again, saying, Sirs, ye
are brethren;
why do ye
wrong one to
another?
"
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 he that
did his neighbour
wrong thrust
him away, saying, Who made thee
a ruler and a judge over us?
But he who
did his neighbor
wrong pushed
him away, saying, '
Who made you
a ruler and a judge over us?
Wilt
thou
kill me, as thou
diddest
the Egyptian yesterday?
Do
you
want
to
kill me, as you
killed
the Egyptian yesterday? '
Then
fled
Moses at this saying, and was
a stranger in the land of Madian
, where he begat
two sons.
Moses fled
at this saying, and became
a stranger in the land of Midian
, where he became
the
father
of
two sons.
And
when forty years were expired
, there
appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina
an
angel
of
the
Lord
in a flame of fire in a bush.
"
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 wondered at the sight :
and
as he drew
near
to behold
it
, the
voice of the LORD came unto
him,
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight .
As he came
close
to see
, a
voice of the Lord came to
him,
Saying,
I am the God of thy
fathers, the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then
Moses trembled, and durst
not behold
.
'
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
said
the Lord to him, Put
off thy
shoes
from
thy
feet :
for the place where thou
standest
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 seen,
I
have
seen the affliction of my people which
is in Egypt, and I
have heard their groaning ,
and
am
come down to deliver them. And
now come, I will send thee
into 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 refused, saying, Who made thee
a ruler and a judge? the
same
did
God send
to
be
a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which
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
brought
them out, after
that
he
had
shewed
wonders and signs in the
land
of
Egypt, and
in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
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 that Moses, which
said unto
the children of Israel, A
prophet
shall
the Lord your
God raise up unto
you of
your brethren
, like unto
me ;
him
shall
ye
hear
.
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. '
This is he ,
that
was in the church
in the wilderness with the angel which
spake
to him in
the
mount Sina
, and with our fathers :
who received the
lively
oracles to give unto
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 ,
To whom our fathers would
not
obey
, but thrust
him from
them
, and in their hearts turned
back
again
into
Egypt,
to whom our fathers wouldn't
be
obedient
, but rejected
him, and turned
back
in their hearts to
Egypt,
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.
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. '
And
they made a calf in those days, and offered
sacrifice unto
the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own
hands.
They made a calf in those days, and brought
a
sacrifice to
the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Then
God turned, and gave them up to worship
the host of heaven;
as it is written in the book of the prophets, O
ye
house
of
Israel,
have
ye
offered
to me slain beasts
and sacrifices by
the
space
of
forty years in the wilderness?
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
?
Yea,
ye
took up the tabernacle
of Moloch, and
the star of your god Remphan
, figures which ye
made to worship them:
and
I will carry you away 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 witness
in the wilderness, as he had
appointed,
speaking
unto
Moses ,
that
he
should
make it according to the fashion
that 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 ;
Which also our fathers that
came
after
brought in with Jesus
into the possession of the Gentiles
, whom God drave
out before the face of our fathers, unto
the days 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 favour
before
God, and desired
to find a tabernacle
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 Solomon built him an
house.
But Solomon built him a
house.
Howbeit
the most High dwelleth
not
in temples made with hands ;
as saith
the prophet,
However,
the Most High doesn't
dwell
in temples made with hands ,
as the prophet says
,
Heaven is my throne, and earth is
my
footstool :
what house will ye
build me? saith
the Lord :
or what is the place of my rest?
'
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?
Hath
not
my hand made
all these things?
Didn't
my hand make
all these things? '
Ye
stiffnecked
and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye
do
always resist the Holy Ghost:
as your fathers did, so do ye
.
"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 have
not
your fathers persecuted
? and
they have
slain
them
which
shewed
before
of
the coming of the Just
One ;
of whom ye
have been
now the
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 .
Who
have
received the law by the
disposition
of
angels, and have
not
kept
it .
You
received the law as
it
was
ordained
by angels, and didn't
keep
it !"
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on
him with their teeth.
Now
when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at
him with their teeth.
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost
, looked up stedfastly
into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on 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,
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on
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 !"
Then
they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran
upon
him with one accord ,
But
they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed
at
him with one accord .
And
cast
him out of the city, and stoned him :
and
the witnesses laid
down
their clothes
at a young man's
feet,
whose
name
was
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.
And
they stoned Stephen ,
calling
upon
God
, and
saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit .
They stoned Stephen as
he
called
out
, saying, "
Lord Jesus, receive my Spirit !"
And
he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay
not
this sin to
their
charge.
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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