Apologetics Bible

Acts 7:1

Greek

Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεύς· ⸀Εἰ ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχει;

Eipen de o archiereys· Ei tayta oytos echei;

KJV: Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

AKJV: Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

ASV: And the high priest said, Are these things so?

YLT: And the chief priest said, `Are then these things so?'

Exposition: Acts 7:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said the high priest, Are these things so?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:2

Greek

ὁ δὲ ἔφη· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶ καὶ πατέρες, ἀκούσατε· Ὁ θεὸς τῆς δόξης ὤφθη τῷ πατρὶ ἡμῶν Ἀβραὰμ ὄντι ἐν τῇ Μεσοποταμίᾳ πρὶν ἢ κατοικῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν Χαρράν,

o de ephe· Andres adelphoi kai pateres, akoysate· O theos tes doxes ophthe to patri emon Abraam onti en te Mesopotamia prin e katoikesai ayton en Charran,

KJV: 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,

AKJV: And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelled in Charran,

ASV: And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

YLT: and he said, `Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

Exposition: Acts 7:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:3

Greek

καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν· Ἔξελθε ἐκ τῆς γῆς σου καὶ ⸀ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας σου, καὶ δεῦρο εἰς ⸀τὴν γῆν ἣν ἄν σοι δείξω.

kai eipen pros ayton· Exelthe ek tes ges soy kai ek tes syggeneias soy, kai deyro eis ten gen en an soi deixo.

KJV: And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

AKJV: And said to him, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and come into the land which I shall show you.

ASV: and said unto him, Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.

YLT: and He said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and out of thy kindred, and come to a land that I shall shew thee.

Exposition: Acts 7:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:4

Greek

τότε ἐξελθὼν ἐκ γῆς Χαλδαίων κατῴκησεν ἐν Χαρράν. κἀκεῖθεν μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ μετῴκισεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς νῦν κατοικεῖτε,

tote exelthon ek ges Chaldaion katokesen en Charran. kakeithen meta to apothanein ton patera aytoy metokisen ayton eis ten gen tayten eis en ymeis nyn katoikeite,

KJV: Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

AKJV: Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelled in Charran: and from there, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein you now dwell.

ASV: Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, God removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell:

YLT: `Then having come forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran, and from thence, after the death of his father, He did remove him to this land wherein ye now dwell,

Exposition: Acts 7:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:5

Greek

καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἐν αὐτῇ οὐδὲ βῆμα ποδός, καὶ ἐπηγγείλατο δοῦναι αὐτῷ εἰς κατάσχεσιν αὐτὴν καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτόν, οὐκ ὄντος αὐτῷ τέκνου.

kai oyk edoken ayto kleronomian en ayte oyde bema podos, kai epeggeilato doynai ayto eis kataschesin ayten kai to spermati aytoy met ayton, oyk ontos ayto teknoy.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

YLT: and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him--he having no child.

Exposition: Acts 7:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:6

Greek

ἐλάλησεν ⸀δὲ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ὅτι ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ πάροικον ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ, καὶ δουλώσουσιν αὐτὸ καὶ κακώσουσιν ἔτη τετρακόσια·

elalesen de oytos o theos oti estai to sperma aytoy paroikon en ge allotria, kai doylosoysin ayto kai kakosoysin ete tetrakosia·

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And God spoke 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.

ASV: And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years.

YLT: `And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,

Exposition: Acts 7:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:7

Greek

καὶ τὸ ἔθνος ᾧ ⸀ἐὰν ⸀δουλεύσουσιν κρινῶ ἐγώ, ⸂ὁ θεὸς εἶπεν⸃, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξελεύσονται καὶ λατρεύσουσίν μοι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.

kai to ethnos o ean doyleysoysin krino ego, o theos eipen, kai meta tayta exeleysontai kai latreysoysin moi en to topo toyto.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

YLT: and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.

Exposition: Acts 7:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:8

Greek

καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ διαθήκην περιτομῆς· καὶ οὕτως ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ, ⸀καὶ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἰακώβ, ⸁καὶ Ἰακὼβ τοὺς δώδεκα πατριάρχας.

kai edoken ayto diatheken peritomes· kai oytos egennesen ton Isaak kai perietemen ayton te emera te ogdoe, kai Isaak ton Iakob, kai Iakob toys dodeka patriarchas.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham was the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac was the father of Jacob; and Jacob was the father of the twelve patriarchs.

ASV: 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 the twelve patriarchs.

YLT: `And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob--the twelve patriarchs;

Exposition: Acts 7:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:9

Greek

Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἦν ὁ θεὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ,

Kai oi patriarchai zelosantes ton Ioseph apedonto eis Aigypton· kai en o theos met aytoy,

KJV: And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

AKJV: And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

ASV: And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

YLT: and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

Exposition: Acts 7:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:10

Greek

καὶ ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν θλίψεων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ χάριν καὶ σοφίαν ἐναντίον Φαραὼ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου, καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτὸν ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον ⸀καὶ ὅλον τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

kai exeilato ayton ek pason ton thlipseon aytoy, kai edoken ayto charin kai sophian enantion Pharao basileos Aigyptoy, kai katestesen ayton egoymenon ep Aigypton kai olon ton oikon aytoy.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

ASV: and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

YLT: and did deliver him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he did set him--governor over Egypt and all his house.

Exposition: Acts 7:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:11

Greek

ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν ⸀Αἴγυπτον καὶ Χανάαν καὶ θλῖψις μεγάλη, καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν·

elthen de limos eph olen ten Aigypton kai Chanaan kai thlipsis megale, kai oych eyriskon chortasmata oi pateres emon·

KJV: Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

AKJV: Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

ASV: Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

YLT: `And there came a dearth upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers were not finding sustenance,

Exposition: Acts 7:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:12

Greek

ἀκούσας δὲ Ἰακὼβ ὄντα ⸂σιτία εἰς Αἴγυπτον⸃ ἐξαπέστειλεν τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν πρῶτον·

akoysas de Iakob onta sitia eis Aigypton exapesteilen toys pateras emon proton·

KJV: But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

AKJV: But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

ASV: But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

YLT: and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time;

Exposition: Acts 7:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:13

Greek

καὶ ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ ⸀ἀνεγνωρίσθη Ἰωσὴφ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ, καὶ φανερὸν ἐγένετο τῷ Φαραὼ τὸ ⸀γένος Ἰωσήφ.

kai en to deytero anegnoristhe Ioseph tois adelphois aytoy, kai phaneron egeneto to Pharao to genos Ioseph.

KJV: And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

AKJV: And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers; and Joseph’s kindred was made known to Pharaoh.

ASV: And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.

YLT: and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

Exposition: Acts 7:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:14

Greek

ἀποστείλας δὲ Ἰωσὴφ μετεκαλέσατο ⸂Ἰακὼβ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ⸃ καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε,

aposteilas de Ioseph metekalesato Iakob ton patera aytoy kai pasan ten syggeneian en psychais ebdomekonta pente,

KJV: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

AKJV: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, three score and fifteen souls.

ASV: And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

YLT: and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred--with seventy and five souls--

Exposition: Acts 7:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:15

Greek

⸂καὶ κατέβη⸃ Ἰακὼβ εἰς Αἴγυπτον. καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν,

kai katebe Iakob eis Aigypton. kai eteleytesen aytos kai oi pateres emon,

KJV: So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

AKJV: So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

ASV: And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers;

YLT: and Jacob went down to Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers,

Exposition: Acts 7:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:16

Greek

καὶ μετετέθησαν εἰς Συχὲμ καὶ ἐτέθησαν ἐν τῷ μνήματι ⸀ᾧ ὠνήσατο Ἀβραὰμ τιμῆς ἀργυρίου παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἑμμὼρ ⸀ἐν Συχέμ.

kai metetethesan eis Sychem kai etethesan en to mnemati o onesato Abraam times argyrioy para ton yion Emmor en Sychem.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

ASV: and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

YLT: and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

Exposition: Acts 7:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:17

Greek

Καθὼς δὲ ἤγγιζεν ὁ χρόνος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἧς ⸀ὡμολόγησεν ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ, ηὔξησεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ἐπληθύνθη ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ,

Kathos de eggizen o chronos tes epaggelias es omologesen o theos to Abraam, eyxesen o laos kai eplethynthe en Aigypto,

KJV: But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

AKJV: But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

ASV: But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

YLT: `And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

Exposition: Acts 7:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:18

Greek

ἄχρι οὗ ἀνέστη βασιλεὺς ἕτερος ⸂ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον⸃, ὃς οὐκ ᾔδει τὸν Ἰωσήφ.

achri oy aneste basileys eteros ep Aigypton, os oyk edei ton Ioseph.

KJV: Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

AKJV: Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

ASV: till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

YLT: till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;

Exposition: Acts 7:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:19

Greek

οὗτος κατασοφισάμενος τὸ γένος ἡμῶν ἐκάκωσεν τοὺς ⸀πατέρας τοῦ ποιεῖν ⸂τὰ βρέφη ἔκθετα⸃ αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ μὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι.

oytos katasophisamenos to genos emon ekakosen toys pateras toy poiein ta brephe ektheta ayton eis to me zoogoneisthai.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

ASV: The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

YLT: this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

Exposition: Acts 7:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:20

Greek

ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς, καὶ ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ θεῷ· ὃς ἀνετράφη μῆνας τρεῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός·

en o kairo egennethe Moyses, kai en asteios to theo· os anetraphe menas treis en to oiko toy patros·

KJV: In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:

AKJV: In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:

ASV: At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house:

YLT: in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up three months in the house of his father;

Exposition: Acts 7:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:21

Greek

⸂ἐκτεθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀνείλατο αὐτὸν⸃ ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ καὶ ἀνεθρέψατο αὐτὸν ἑαυτῇ εἰς υἱόν.

ektethentos de aytoy aneilato ayton e thygater Pharao kai anethrepsato ayton eayte eis yion.

KJV: And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

AKJV: And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

ASV: and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

YLT: and he having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and did rear him to herself for a son;

Exposition: Acts 7:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:22

Greek

καὶ ἐπαιδεύθη ⸀Μωϋσῆς πάσῃ σοφίᾳ Αἰγυπτίων, ἦν δὲ δυνατὸς ἐν λόγοις καὶ ἔργοις ⸀αὐτοῦ.

kai epaideythe Moyses pase sophia Aigyption, en de dynatos en logois kai ergois aytoy.

KJV: And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

AKJV: And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

ASV: And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.

YLT: and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

Exposition: Acts 7:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:23

Greek

Ὡς δὲ ἐπληροῦτο αὐτῷ τεσσερακονταετὴς χρόνος, ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπισκέψασθαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.

Os de epleroyto ayto tesserakontaetes chronos, anebe epi ten kardian aytoy episkepsasthai toys adelphoys aytoy toys yioys Israel.

KJV: And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

AKJV: And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers the children of Israel.

ASV: But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

YLT: `And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

Exposition: Acts 7:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:24

Greek

καὶ ἰδών τινα ἀδικούμενον ἠμύνατο καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησιν τῷ καταπονουμένῳ πατάξας τὸν Αἰγύπτιον.

kai idon tina adikoymenon emynato kai epoiesen ekdikesin to kataponoymeno pataxas ton Aigyption.

KJV: And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

AKJV: And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

ASV: And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:

YLT: and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

Exposition: Acts 7:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:25

Greek

ἐνόμιζεν δὲ συνιέναι τοὺς ⸀ἀδελφοὺς ὅτι ὁ θεὸς διὰ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ δίδωσιν ⸂σωτηρίαν αὐτοῖς⸃, οἱ δὲ οὐ συνῆκαν.

enomizen de synienai toys adelphoys oti o theos dia cheiros aytoy didosin soterian aytois, oi de oy synekan.

KJV: For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

AKJV: For he supposed his brothers would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

ASV: and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.

YLT: and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

Exposition: Acts 7:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:26

Greek

τῇ τε ἐπιούσῃ ἡμέρᾳ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς μαχομένοις καὶ ⸀συνήλλασσεν αὐτοὺς εἰς εἰρήνην εἰπών· Ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί ⸀ἐστε· ἱνατί ἀδικεῖτε ἀλλήλους;

te te epioyse emera ophthe aytois machomenois kai synellassen aytoys eis eirenen eipon· Andres, adelphoi este· inati adikeite alleloys;

KJV: 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?

AKJV: And the next day he showed himself to them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you wrong one to another?

ASV: And the day following he appeared 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?

YLT: `On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

Exposition: Acts 7:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:27

Greek

ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών· Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφʼ ⸀ἡμῶν;

o de adikon ton plesion aposato ayton eipon· Tis se katestesen archonta kai dikasten eph emon;

KJV: But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

AKJV: But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

ASV: But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

YLT: and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

Exposition: Acts 7:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:28

Greek

μὴ ἀνελεῖν με σὺ θέλεις ὃν τρόπον ἀνεῖλες ⸀ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγύπτιον;

me anelein me sy theleis on tropon aneiles echthes ton Aigyption;

KJV: Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

AKJV: Will you kill me, as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

ASV: Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?

YLT: to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

Exposition: Acts 7:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:29

Greek

ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, καὶ ἐγένετο πάροικος ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ, οὗ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς δύο.

ephygen de Moyses en to logo toyto, kai egeneto paroikos en ge Madiam, oy egennesen yioys dyo.

KJV: Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

AKJV: Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he was the father of two sons.

ASV: And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

YLT: `And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

Exposition: Acts 7:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:30

Greek

Καὶ πληρωθέντων ἐτῶν τεσσεράκοντα ὤφθη αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τοῦ ὄρους Σινᾶ ⸀ἄγγελος ἐν φλογὶ πυρὸς βάτου·

Kai plerothenton eton tesserakonta ophthe ayto en te eremo toy oroys Sina aggelos en phlogi pyros batoy·

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

YLT: and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

Exposition: Acts 7:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:31

Greek

ὁ δὲ Μωϋσῆς ἰδὼν ⸀ἐθαύμασεν τὸ ὅραμα. προσερχομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ κατανοῆσαι ἐγένετο φωνὴ ⸀κυρίου·

o de Moyses idon ethaymasen to orama. proserchomenoy de aytoy katanoesai egeneto phone kyrioy·

KJV: 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,

AKJV: When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came to him,

ASV: And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord,

YLT: and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

Exposition: Acts 7:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:32

Greek

Ἐγὼ ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων σου, ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ ⸀καὶ Ἰσαὰκ ⸁καὶ Ἰακώβ. ἔντρομος δὲ γενόμενος Μωϋσῆς οὐκ ἐτόλμα κατανοῆσαι.

Ego o theos ton pateron soy, o theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakob. entromos de genomenos Moyses oyk etolma katanoesai.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and dared not behold.

ASV: I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

YLT: I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. `And Moses having become terrified, durst not behold,

Exposition: Acts 7:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:33

Greek

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος· Λῦσον τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν σου, ὁ γὰρ τόπος ⸀ἐφʼ ᾧ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν.

eipen de ayto o kyrios· Lyson to ypodema ton podon soy, o gar topos eph o estekas ge agia estin.

KJV: Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

AKJV: Then said the Lord to him, Put off your shoes from your feet: for the place where you stand is holy ground.

ASV: And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

YLT: and the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place in which thou hast stood is holy ground;

Exposition: Acts 7:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:34

Greek

ἰδὼν εἶδον τὴν κάκωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου τοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ ⸀αὐτοῦ ἤκουσα, καὶ κατέβην ἐξελέσθαι αὐτούς· καὶ νῦν δεῦρο ⸀ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον.

idon eidon ten kakosin toy laoy moy toy en Aigypto, kai toy stenagmoy aytoy ekoysa, kai kateben exelesthai aytoys· kai nyn deyro aposteilo se eis Aigypton.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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 you into Egypt.

ASV: I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

YLT: seeing I have seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and their groaning I did hear, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send thee to Egypt.

Exposition: Acts 7:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:35

Greek

Τοῦτον τὸν Μωϋσῆν, ὃν ἠρνήσαντο εἰπόντες· Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν, τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς ⸀καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ λυτρωτὴν ⸂ἀπέσταλκεν σὺν⸃ χειρὶ ἀγγέλου τοῦ ὀφθέντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βάτῳ.

Toyton ton Moysen, on ernesanto eipontes· Tis se katestesen archonta kai dikasten, toyton o theos kai archonta kai lytroten apestalken syn cheiri aggeloy toy ophthentos ayto en te bato.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you 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.

ASV: This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

YLT: `This Moses, whom they did refuse, saying, Who did set thee a ruler and a judge? this one God a ruler and a redeemer did send, in the hand of a messenger who appeared to him in the bush;

Exposition: Acts 7:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:36

Greek

οὗτος ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ποιήσας τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα ἐν ⸀γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ ἐν Ἐρυθρᾷ Θαλάσσῃ καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα.

oytos exegagen aytoys poiesas terata kai semeia en ge Aigypto kai en Erythra Thalasse kai en te eremo ete tesserakonta.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: He brought them out, after that he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. ¶

ASV: This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

YLT: this one did bring them forth, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years;

Exposition: Acts 7:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:37

Greek

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Μωϋσῆς ὁ ⸀εἴπας τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ· Προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει ⸂ὁ θεὸς⸃ ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν ὡς ἐμέ.

oytos estin o Moyses o eipas tois yiois Israel· Propheten ymin anastesei o theos ek ton adelphon ymon os eme.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: This is that Moses, which said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brothers, like to me; him shall you hear.

ASV: This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.

YLT: this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

Exposition: Acts 7:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:38

Greek

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ μετὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου τοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ ὄρει Σινᾶ καὶ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ὃς ἐδέξατο ⸀λόγια ζῶντα δοῦναι ⸀ἡμῖν,

oytos estin o genomenos en te ekklesia en te eremo meta toy aggeloy toy laloyntos ayto en to orei Sina kai ton pateron emon, os edexato logia zonta doynai emin,

KJV: 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:

AKJV: This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spoke to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give to us:

ASV: This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

YLT: `This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger who is speaking to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who did receive the living oracles to give to us;

Exposition: Acts 7:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:39

Greek

ᾧ οὐκ ἠθέλησαν ὑπήκοοι γενέσθαι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ ἀπώσαντο καὶ ἐστράφησαν ⸂ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις⸃ αὐτῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον,

o oyk ethelesan ypekooi genesthai oi pateres emon, alla aposanto kai estraphesan en tais kardiais ayton eis Aigypton,

KJV: To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

AKJV: To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

ASV: to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,

YLT: to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

Exposition: Acts 7:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:40

Greek

εἰπόντες τῷ Ἀαρών· Ποίησον ἡμῖν θεοὺς οἳ προπορεύσονται ἡμῶν· ὁ γὰρ Μωϋσῆς οὗτος, ὃς ἐξήγαγεν ἡμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί ⸀ἐγένετο αὐτῷ.

eipontes to Aaron· Poieson emin theoys oi proporeysontai emon· o gar Moyses oytos, os exegagen emas ek ges Aigyptoy, oyk oidamen ti egeneto ayto.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

ASV: saying unto Aaron, Make us gods that shall go before us: for as for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

YLT: saying to Aaron, Make to us gods who shall go on before us, for this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we have not known what hath happened to him.

Exposition: Acts 7:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:41

Greek

καὶ ἐμοσχοποίησαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις καὶ ἀνήγαγον θυσίαν τῷ εἰδώλῳ, καὶ εὐφραίνοντο ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν.

kai emoschopoiesan en tais emerais ekeinais kai anegagon thysian to eidolo, kai eyphrainonto en tois ergois ton cheiron ayton.

KJV: And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

AKJV: And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

ASV: And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

YLT: `And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

Exposition: Acts 7:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:42

Greek

ἔστρεψεν δὲ ὁ θεὸς καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς λατρεύειν τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ τῶν προφητῶν· Μὴ σφάγια καὶ θυσίας προσηνέγκατέ μοι ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οἶκος Ἰσραήλ;

estrepsen de o theos kai paredoken aytoys latreyein te stratia toy oyranoy, kathos gegraptai en biblo ton propheton· Me sphagia kai thysias prosenegkate moi ete tesserakonta en te eremo, oikos Israel;

KJV: 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?

AKJV: Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

ASV: But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices

YLT: and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Exposition: Acts 7:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:43

Greek

καὶ ἀνελάβετε τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ Μολὸχ καὶ τὸ ἄστρον τοῦ ⸀θεοῦ ⸀Ῥαιφάν, τοὺς τύπους οὓς ἐποιήσατε προσκυνεῖν αὐτοῖς. καὶ μετοικιῶ ὑμᾶς ἐπέκεινα Βαβυλῶνος.

kai anelabete ten skenen toy Moloch kai to astron toy theoy Raiphan, toys typoys oys epoiesate proskynein aytois. kai metoikio ymas epekeina Babylonos.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which you made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

ASV: And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch,

YLT: and ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan--the figures that ye made to bow before them, and I will remove your dwelling beyond Babylon.

Exposition: Acts 7:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:44

Greek

Ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἦν τοῖς πατράσιν ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, καθὼς διετάξατο ὁ λαλῶν τῷ Μωϋσῇ ποιῆσαι αὐτὴν κατὰ τὸν τύπον ὃν ἑωράκει,

E skene toy martyrioy en tois patrasin emon en te eremo, kathos dietaxato o lalon to Moyse poiesai ayten kata ton typon on eorakei,

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

ASV: Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.

YLT: `The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

Exposition: Acts 7:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:45

Greek

ἣν καὶ εἰσήγαγον διαδεξάμενοι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν ὧν ἐξῶσεν ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν Δαυίδ·

en kai eisegagon diadexamenoi oi pateres emon meta Iesoy en te kataschesei ton ethnon on exosen o theos apo prosopoy ton pateron emon eos ton emeron Dayid·

KJV: 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;

AKJV: Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David;

ASV: Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

YLT: which also our fathers having in succession received, did bring in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God did drive out from the presence of our fathers, till the days of David,

Exposition: Acts 7:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:46

Greek

ὃς εὗρεν χάριν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ᾐτήσατο εὑρεῖν σκήνωμα τῷ ⸀θεῷ Ἰακώβ.

os eyren charin enopion toy theoy kai etesato eyrein skenoma to theo Iakob.

KJV: Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

AKJV: Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

ASV: who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

YLT: who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

Exposition: Acts 7:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:47

Greek

Σολομῶν δὲ οἰκοδόμησεν αὐτῷ οἶκον.

Solomon de oikodomesen ayto oikon.

KJV: But Solomon built him an house.

AKJV: But Solomon built him an house.

ASV: But Solomon built him a house.

YLT: and Solomon built Him an house.

Exposition: Acts 7:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Solomon built him an house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:48

Greek

ἀλλʼ οὐχ ὁ ὕψιστος ἐν ⸀χειροποιήτοις κατοικεῖ· καθὼς ὁ προφήτης λέγει·

all oych o ypsistos en cheiropoietois katoikei· kathos o prophetes legei·

KJV: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

AKJV: However, the most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as says the prophet,

ASV: Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

YLT: `But the Most High in sanctuaries made with hands doth not dwell, according as the prophet saith:

Exposition: Acts 7:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:49

Greek

Ὁ οὐρανός μοι θρόνος, ⸂ἡ δὲ⸃ γῆ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν μου· ποῖον οἶκον οἰκοδομήσετέ μοι, λέγει κύριος, ἢ τίς τόπος τῆς καταπαύσεώς μου;

O oyranos moi thronos, e de ge ypopodion ton podon moy· poion oikon oikodomesete moi, legei kyrios, e tis topos tes katapayseos moy;

KJV: 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?

AKJV: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build me? says the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

ASV: The heaven is my throne,

YLT: The heaven is My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what is the place of My rest?

Exposition: Acts 7:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:50

Greek

οὐχὶ ἡ χείρ μου ἐποίησεν ταῦτα πάντα;

oychi e cheir moy epoiesen tayta panta;

KJV: Hath not my hand made all these things?

AKJV: Has not my hand made all these things? ¶

ASV: Did not my hand make all these things?

YLT: hath not My hand made all these things?

Exposition: Acts 7:50 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hath not my hand made all these things?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:51

Greek

Σκληροτράχηλοι καὶ ἀπερίτμητοι ⸀καρδίαις καὶ τοῖς ὠσίν, ὑμεῖς ἀεὶ τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ ἀντιπίπτετε, ὡς οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν καὶ ὑμεῖς.

Sklerotracheloi kai aperitmetoi kardiais kai tois osin, ymeis aei to pneymati to agio antipiptete, os oi pateres ymon kai ymeis.

KJV: Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

AKJV: You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do you.

ASV: Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

YLT: `Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers--also ye;

Exposition: Acts 7:51 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:52

Greek

τίνα τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἐδίωξαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν; καὶ ἀπέκτειναν τοὺς προκαταγγείλαντας περὶ τῆς ἐλεύσεως τοῦ δικαίου οὗ νῦν ὑμεῖς προδόται καὶ φονεῖς ⸀ἐγένεσθε,

tina ton propheton oyk edioxan oi pateres ymon; kai apekteinan toys prokataggeilantas peri tes eleyseos toy dikaioy oy nyn ymeis prodotai kai phoneis egenesthe,

KJV: 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:

AKJV: Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers:

ASV: Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;

YLT: which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed those who declared before about the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye betrayers and murderers have become,

Exposition: Acts 7:52 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:53

Greek

οἵτινες ἐλάβετε τὸν νόμον εἰς διαταγὰς ἀγγέλων, καὶ οὐκ ἐφυλάξατε.

oitines elabete ton nomon eis diatagas aggelon, kai oyk ephylaxate.

KJV: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

AKJV: Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. ¶

ASV: ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.

YLT: who received the law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep it .'

Exposition: Acts 7:53 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:54

Greek

Ἀκούοντες δὲ ταῦτα διεπρίοντο ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν καὶ ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπʼ αὐτόν.

Akoyontes de tayta dieprionto tais kardiais ayton kai ebrychon toys odontas ep ayton.

KJV: When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

AKJV: When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

ASV: Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

YLT: And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him;

Exposition: Acts 7:54 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:55

Greek

ὑπάρχων δὲ πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου ἀτενίσας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἶδεν δόξαν θεοῦ καὶ Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ,

yparchon de pleres pneymatos agioy atenisas eis ton oyranon eiden doxan theoy kai Iesoyn estota ek dexion toy theoy,

KJV: 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,

AKJV: But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

ASV: But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

YLT: and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked stedfastly to the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Exposition: Acts 7:55 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:56

Greek

καὶ εἶπεν· Ἰδοὺ θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ⸀διηνοιγμένους καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ θεοῦ.

kai eipen· Idoy theoro toys oyranoys dienoigmenoys kai ton yion toy anthropoy ek dexion estota toy theoy.

KJV: And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

AKJV: And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

ASV: and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

YLT: and he said, `Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.'

Exposition: Acts 7:56 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:57

Greek

κράξαντες δὲ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ συνέσχον τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν, καὶ ὥρμησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπʼ αὐτόν,

kraxantes de phone megale syneschon ta ota ayton, kai ormesan omothymadon ep ayton,

KJV: Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

AKJV: Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran on him with one accord,

ASV: But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

YLT: And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him,

Exposition: Acts 7:57 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:58

Greek

καὶ ἐκβαλόντες ἔξω τῆς πόλεως ἐλιθοβόλουν. καὶ οἱ μάρτυρες ἀπέθεντο τὰ ἱμάτια ⸀αὐτῶν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας νεανίου καλουμένου Σαύλου.

kai ekbalontes exo tes poleos elithoboloyn. kai oi martyres apethento ta imatia ayton para toys podas neanioy kaloymenoy Sayloy.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

YLT: and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning him --and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul--

Exposition: Acts 7:58 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:59

Greek

καὶ ἐλιθοβόλουν τὸν Στέφανον ἐπικαλούμενον καὶ λέγοντα· Κύριε Ἰησοῦ, δέξαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου·

kai elithoboloyn ton Stephanon epikaloymenon kai legonta· Kyrie Iesoy, dexai to pneyma moy·

KJV: And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

AKJV: And they stoned Stephen, calling on God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

ASV: And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

YLT: and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, `Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;'

Exposition: Acts 7:59 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 7:60

Greek

θεὶς δὲ τὰ γόνατα ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Κύριε, μὴ στήσῃς αὐτοῖς ⸂ταύτην τὴν ἁμαρτίαν⸃· καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐκοιμήθη.

theis de ta gonata ekraxen phone megale· Kyrie, me steses aytois tayten ten amartian· kai toyto eipon ekoimethe.

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, `Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.

Exposition: Acts 7:60 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.