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Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
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Then the Chief Priest said, "What do you have to say for yourself?"
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Then the high priest asked him, "Are these charges true?"
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Then the high priest said, "Are these things so?"
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Then the high priest asked Stephen, "Are these accusations true?"
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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,
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Stephen replied, "Friends, fathers, and brothers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before the move to Haran,
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To this he replied: "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.
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And he said, "Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
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This was Stephen's reply: "Brothers and honorable fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he moved to Haran.
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And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
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and told him, "Leave your country and family and go to the land I'll show you.'
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'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.'
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and said to him, "Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.'
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God told him, 'Leave your native land and your relatives, and come to the land that I will show you.'
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Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
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"So he left the country of the Chaldees and moved to Haran. After the death of his father, he immigrated to this country where you now live,
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"So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living.
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Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell.
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So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God brought him here to the land where you now live.
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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.
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but God gave him nothing, not so much as a foothold. He did promise to give the country to him and his son later on, even though Abraham had no son at the time.
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He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child.
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And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.
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But God gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God did promise, however, that eventually the whole country would belong to Abraham and his descendants--though he had no children yet.
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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.
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God let him know that his offspring would move to an alien country where they would be enslaved and brutalized for four hundred years.
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God spoke to him in this way: 'Your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
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But God spoke in this way: that his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage and oppress them four hundred years.
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But God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign country where they would be mistreated as slaves for four hundred years.
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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.
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"But,' God said, "I will step in and take care of those slaveholders and bring my people out so they can worship me in this place.'
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But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' God said, 'and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.'
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"And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will judge,' said God, "and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.'
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'But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,' God told him, 'and in the end they will come out and worship me in this place.'
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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.
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"Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve "fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign.
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Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
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Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
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God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. And so Isaac, Abraham's son, was circumcised when he was eight days old. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Jewish nation.
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And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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"But then those "fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though--
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"Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
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"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him
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"These sons of Jacob were very jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him
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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.
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he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs.
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and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt; so he made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.
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and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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and delivered him from his anguish. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of all the affairs of the palace.
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Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
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"Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare.
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"Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our fathers could not find food.
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Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
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"But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery for our ancestors, as they ran out of food.
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But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
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Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out.
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When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
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But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
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Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons to buy some.
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And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
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Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh.
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On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.
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And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to the Pharaoh.
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The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to Pharaoh.
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Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
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Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all.
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After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.
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Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all his relatives to him, seventy-five people.
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Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons in all.
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So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
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That's how the Jacob family got to Egypt. "Jacob died, and our fathers after him.
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Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
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So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers.
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So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did all his sons.
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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.
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They were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb for which Abraham paid a good price to the sons of Hamor.
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Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.
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And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
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All of them were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
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But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
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"When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large.
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"As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
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"But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
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"As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.
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Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
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And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph.
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Then another king, who knew nothing about Joseph, became ruler of Egypt.
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till another king arose who did not know Joseph.
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But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.
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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.
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He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death.
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He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our forefathers by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
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This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might not live.
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This king plotted against our people and forced parents to abandon their newborn babies so they would die.
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In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
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"In just such a time Moses was born, a most beautiful baby. He was hidden at home for three months.
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"At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for in his father's house.
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At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father's house for three months.
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"At that time Moses was born--a beautiful child in God's eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months.
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And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
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When he could be hidden no longer, he was put outside--and immediately rescued by Pharaoh's daughter, who mothered him as her own son.
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When he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
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But when he was set out, Pharaoh's daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son.
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When at last they had to abandon him, Pharaoh's daughter found him and raised him as her own son.
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And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
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Moses was educated in the best schools in Egypt. He was equally impressive as a thinker and an athlete.
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Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
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And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.
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Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he became mighty in both speech and action.
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And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
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"When he was forty years old, he wondered how everything was going with his Hebrew kin and went out to look things over.
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"When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his fellow Israelites.
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"Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
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"One day when he was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the people of Israel.
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And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
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He saw an Egyptian abusing one of them and stepped in, avenging his underdog brother by knocking the Egyptian flat.
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He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.
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And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian.
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During this visit, he saw an Egyptian mistreating a man of Israel. So Moses came to his defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.
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For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
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He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn't see it that way.
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Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.
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For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.
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Moses assumed his brothers would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn't.
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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?
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The next day two of them were fighting and he tried to break it up, told them to shake hands and get along with each other: "Friends, you are brothers, why are you beating up on each other?'
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The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?'
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And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, "Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?'
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"The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. 'Men,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you hurting each other?'
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But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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"The one who had started the fight said, "Who put you in charge of us?
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"But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?
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But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, "Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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"But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside and told him to mind his own business. 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' he asked.
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Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
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Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?'
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Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
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Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?'
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'Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?'
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Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
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When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him.
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When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.
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Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
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When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian, where his two sons were born.
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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.
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"Forty years later, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to him in the guise of flames of a burning bush.
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"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
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"And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai.
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"Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush.
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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,
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Moses, not believing his eyes, went up to take a closer look. He heard God's voice:
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When he saw this, he was amazed at the sight. As he went over to look more closely, he heard the Lord's voice:
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When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,
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Moses saw it and wondered what it was. As he went to see, the voice of the Lord called out to him,
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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.
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"I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Frightened nearly out of his skin, Moses shut his eyes and turned away.
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'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
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saying, "I am the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses trembled and dared not look.
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'I am the God of your ancestors--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses shook with terror and dared not look.
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Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
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"God said, "Kneel and pray. You are in a holy place, on holy ground.
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"Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals; the place where you are standing is holy ground.
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"Then the LORD said to him, "Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
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"And the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
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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.
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I've seen the agony of my people in Egypt. I've heard their groans. I've come to help them. So get yourself ready; I'm sending you back to Egypt.'
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I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.'
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I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt."'
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You can be sure that I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries. So I have come to rescue them. Now go, for I will send you to Egypt.'
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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.
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"This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, "Who put you in charge of us?' This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer.
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"This is the same Moses whom they had rejected with the words, 'Who made you ruler and judge?' He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
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"This Moses whom they rejected, saying, "Who made you a ruler and a judge?' is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.
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And so God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected by demanding, 'Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, Moses was sent to be their ruler and savior.
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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.
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He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years.
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He led them out of Egypt and did wonders and miraculous signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the desert.
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He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
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And by means of many miraculous signs and wonders, he led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and back and forth through the wilderness for forty years.
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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.
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This is the Moses who said to his congregation, "God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.'
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"This is that Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet like me from your own people.'
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"This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, "The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear.'
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"Moses himself told the people of Israel, 'God will raise up a Prophet like me from among your own people.'
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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:
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This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us,
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He was in the assembly in the desert, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and he received living words to pass on to us.
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"This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us,
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Moses was with the assembly of God's people in the wilderness. He was the mediator between the people of Israel and the angel who gave him life-giving words on Mount Sinai to pass on to us.
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To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
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words our fathers would have nothing to do with. "They craved the old Egyptian ways,
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"But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
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whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,
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"But our ancestors rejected Moses and wanted to return to Egypt.
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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.
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whining to Aaron, "Make us gods we can see and follow. This Moses who got us out here miles from nowhere--who knows what's happened to him!'
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They told Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt--we don't know what has happened to him!'
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saying to Aaron, "Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
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They told Aaron, 'Make us some gods who can lead us, for we don't know what has become of this Moses, who brought us out of Egypt.'
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And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
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That was the time when they made a calf-idol, brought sacrifices to it, and congratulated each other on the wonderful religious program they had put together.
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That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and held a celebration in honor of what their hands had made.
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And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
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So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and rejoiced in this thing they had made.
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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?
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"God wasn't at all pleased; but he let them do it their way, worship every new god that came down the pike--and live with the consequences, consequences described by the prophet Amos: Did you bring me offerings of animals and grains those forty wilderness years, O Israel?
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But God turned away and gave them over to the worship of the heavenly bodies. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: "'Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
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Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: "Did you offer Me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
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Then God turned away from them and gave them up to serve the sun, moon, and stars as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written, 'Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel?
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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.
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Hardly. You were too busy building shrines to war gods, to sex goddesses, Worshiping them with all your might. That's why I put you in exile in Babylon.
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You have lifted up the shrine of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile' beyond Babylon.
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You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of your god Remphan, Images which you made to worship; And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.'
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No, your real interest was in your pagan gods--the shrine of Molech, the star god Rephan, and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into captivity far away in Babylon.'
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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.
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"And all this time our ancestors had a tent shrine for true worship, made to the exact specifications God provided Moses.
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"Our forefathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the desert. It had been made as God directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
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"Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the pattern that he had seen,
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"Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed in exact accordance with the plan shown to Moses by God.
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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;
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They had it with them as they followed Joshua, when God cleared the land of pagans, and still had it right down to the time of David.
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Having received the tabernacle, our fathers under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,
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which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,
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Years later, when Joshua led the battles against the Gentile nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it was used there until the time of King David.
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Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
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David asked God for a permanent place for worship.
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who enjoyed God's favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
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who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
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"David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob.
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But Solomon built him an house.
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But Solomon built it.
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But it was Solomon who built the house for him.
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But Solomon built Him a house.
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But it was Solomon who actually built it.
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Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
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"Yet that doesn't mean that Most High God lives in a building made by carpenters and masons. The prophet Isaiah put it well when he wrote,
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"However, the Most High does not live in houses made by men. As the prophet says:
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"However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
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However, the Most High doesn't live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,
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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?
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"Heaven is my throne room; I rest my feet on earth. So what kind of house will you build me?" says God. "Where I can get away and relax?
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"'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?
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"Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My rest?
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'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Could you ever build me a temple as good as that?' asks the Lord. 'Could you build a dwelling place for me?
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Hath not my hand made all these things?
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It's already built, and I built it."
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Has not my hand made all these things?'
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Has My hand not made all these things?'
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Didn't I make everything in heaven and earth?'
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Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
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"And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you're just like your ancestors.
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"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
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"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
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"You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? But your ancestors did, and so do you!
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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:
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Was there ever a prophet who didn't get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who dared talk about the coming of the Just One. And you've kept up the family tradition--traitors and murderers, all of you.
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Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him--
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Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers,
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Name one prophet your ancestors didn't persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One--the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
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Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
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You had God's Law handed to you by angels--gift-wrapped!-and you squandered it!"
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you who have received the law that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it."
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who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it."
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You deliberately disobeyed God's law, though you received it from the hands of angels. "
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When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
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At that point they went wild, a rioting mob of catcalls and whistles and invective.
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When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.
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When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
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The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen's accusation, and they shook their fists in rage.
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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,
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But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, hardly noticed--he only had eyes for God, whom he saw in all his glory with Jesus standing at his side.
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But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
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But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily upward into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God's right hand.
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And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
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He said, "Oh! I see heaven wide open and the Son of Man standing at God's side!"
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"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
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and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"
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And he told them, "Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right hand!"
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Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
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Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede,
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At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,
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Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord;
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Then they put their hands over their ears, and drowning out his voice with their shouts, they rushed at him.
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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.
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they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them.
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dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. The official witnesses took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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As the rocks rained down, Stephen prayed, "Master Jesus, take my life."
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While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
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And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
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And as they stoned him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
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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.
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Then he knelt down, praying loud enough for everyone to hear, "Master, don't blame them for this sin"--his last words. Then he died. Saul was right there, congratulating the killers.
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Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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And he fell to his knees, shouting, "Lord, don't charge them with this sin!" And with that, he died.
