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Acts 7:2

AbrahamMesopotamia

1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”

And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

3 and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’

4 So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.

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BSB
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
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,
WEB
He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
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,
DARBY
And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
BLB
And he began to speak: “Men, brothers and fathers, listen! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia before his dwelling in Haran,
ÅB
Han svarte: Brødre og fedre! Hør på meg: Herlighetens Gud åpenbarte seg for vår far Abraham mens han var i Mesopotamia, før han hadde bosatt seg i Karan,
OTB
Stefanus svarte: «Brødre og fedre, hør meg! Herlighetens Gud viste seg for vår stamfar Abraham mens han var i Mesopotamia, før han bosatte seg i Haran.
B1930
Han svarte: Brødre og fedre! Hør på mig: Herlighetens Gud åpenbarte sig for vår far Abraham mens han var i Mesopotamia, før han hadde bosatt sig i Karan,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 22:1

    “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

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  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.

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  • Psalms 29:3

    The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.

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  • Nehemiah 9:7

    You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

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  • Hebrews 1:3

    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

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  • John 1:14

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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  • Genesis 15:7

    The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

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  • Psalms 24:10

    Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah

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