KJV King James Version
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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Acts 7:38
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
WEB World English Bible
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
‘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;
Surrounding context — Acts 7
35 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.
36 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.
37 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.
38 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:
39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40 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.
41 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὗτόςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἐστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγενόμενοςG1096 · ginomaito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκκλησίᾳG1577 · ekklēsiaassemblyἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρήμῳG2048 · erēmosdesertedμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγγέλουG32 · angelosangelτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαλοῦντοςG2980 · laleōto speakαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄρειG3735 · orosmountainΣινᾶG4614 · Sina(Mount) SinaiκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέρωνG3962 · patērfatherἡμῶνG3165 · memeὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐδέξατοG1209 · dechomaito receiveλόγιαG3051 · logionoraclesζῶνταG2198 · zaōto liveδοῦναιG1325 · didōmito giveἡμῖν·G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Romans 3:2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.Hebrews 5:12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.1 Peter 4:11If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.Deuteronomy 33:4Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.Acts 7:53Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it].John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.Deuteronomy 32:46-47And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.Deuteronomy 6:1-3Now these [are] the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do [them] in the land whither ye go to possess it:Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.Deuteronomy 5:27-31Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear [it], and do [it].Psalm 78:5-9For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.Galatians 3:19Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.Exodus 20:19-20And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.Acts 7:35This 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.Hebrews 4:12For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Hebrews 2:2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;Romans 9:4Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
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