Acts 7:1
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2 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,
3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
- KJV
- Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
- WEB
- The high priest said, “Are these things so?”
- ASV
- And the high priest said, Are these things so?
- DARBY
- And the high priest said, Are these things then so?
- BLB
- And the high priest said, “Are these things so?”
- ÅB
- Ypperstepresten sa da: Er dette sant?
- OTB
- Ypperstepresten spurte da Stefanus: «Er disse anklagene sanne?»
- B1930
- Ypperstepresten sa da: Er dette sant?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 18:19–21
The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
Read in contextMatthew 26:61–62
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Read in contextMark 14:58–60
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
Read in contextJohn 18:33–35
Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
Read in contextActs 6:13–14
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Read in context