Acts 7

KJVThen said the high priest, Are these things so?

GIGAKJVThen the high priest said, Are these things so?

KJVAnd 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,

GIGAKJVAnd he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

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

GIGAKJVAnd said to him, Leave your country and your family, and come into the land I will show you.

KJVThen 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.

GIGAKJVThen he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and lived in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land in which you now live.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd he gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. Yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, while he still had no child.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd God spoke in this way, That his descendants would live in a foreign land, and the people there would enslave them and treat them badly for four hundred years.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVBut I will judge the nation they are enslaved to, God said. After that they will come out and serve me in this place.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

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

GIGAKJVAnd the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him,

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd delivered him out of all his sufferings, 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.

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

GIGAKJVNow a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great suffering. And our fathers found no food.

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

GIGAKJVBut when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

KJVAnd at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

GIGAKJVAnd the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family was made known to Pharaoh.

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

GIGAKJVThen Joseph sent and called his father Jacob to him, and all his family, seventy-five souls.

KJVSo Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

GIGAKJVSo Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he and our fathers,

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd they were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

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

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

KJVTill another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

GIGAKJVUntil another king arose who did not know Joseph.

KJVThe 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.

GIGAKJVThe same dealt craftily with our family, and mistreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, that they might not live.

KJVIn which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

GIGAKJVIn which time Moses was born, and was beautiful in God's sight, and brought up in his father's house three months.

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

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

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

GIGAKJVAnd seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck the Egyptian.

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

GIGAKJVFor he supposed his brothers would have understood that God by his hand would deliver them. But they did not understand.

KJVAnd 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?

GIGAKJVAnd the next day he showed himself to them as they fought, and tried to reconcile them, saying, Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?

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

GIGAKJVBut he who did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

KJVWilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

GIGAKJVWill you kill me, as you did the Egyptian yesterday?

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

GIGAKJVThen Moses fled at this saying, and was a foreigner in the land of Madian, where he had two sons.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd when forty years had passed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

KJVWhen Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

GIGAKJVWhen Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he came closer to look at it, the Lord's voice came to him,

KJVSaying, 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.

GIGAKJVSaying, 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 did not dare look.

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

GIGAKJVThen the Lord said to him, Take your shoes off your feet. For the place where you stand is holy ground.

KJVI 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.

GIGAKJVI have surely seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you into Egypt.

KJVThis 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.

GIGAKJVThis is the Moses they rejected, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? God sent this same man to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

KJVHe 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.

GIGAKJVHe brought them out, after he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

KJVThis 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.

GIGAKJVThis is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, The Lord your God will raise up to you a prophet from your brothers and sisters, like me. Him shall you hear.

KJVThis 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:

GIGAKJVThis is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living words to give to us.

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

GIGAKJVOur fathers would not obey him, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

KJVSaying 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.

GIGAKJVSaying 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.

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

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

KJVThen 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?

GIGAKJVThen 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 forty years in the wilderness?

KJVYea, 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.

GIGAKJVYes, 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.

KJVOur 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.

GIGAKJVOur fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the pattern that he had seen.

KJVWhich 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;

GIGAKJVOur fathers that came after also brought it in with Joshua into the possession of the Gentiles, who God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David.

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

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

KJVBut Solomon built him an house.

GIGAKJVBut Solomon built him a house.

KJVHowbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

GIGAKJVHowever the most High does not live in temples made with hands, as says the prophet,

KJVHeaven 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?

GIGAKJVHeaven 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?

KJVHath not my hand made all these things?

GIGAKJVHas not my hand made all these things?

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

GIGAKJVYou stubborn people and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.

KJVWhich 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:

GIGAKJVWhich of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they have killed those who showed beforehand the coming of the Just One. And you have now been his betrayers and murderers.

KJVWho have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

GIGAKJVYou who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

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

GIGAKJVWhen they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

KJVBut 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,

GIGAKJVBut he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadily into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

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

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

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

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

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVAnd they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

GIGAKJVAnd as they stoned Stephen, he called on God, saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not lay this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.