Study it in the app“And 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,”
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say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appearsfellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphoi” appearsparents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “pateres” appearslisten
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akousate” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appearsglory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appearsappear
To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.
Where else “ōphthē” appearsAbraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appearsbe present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “onti” appearsMesopotamia
Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
Where else “Mesopotamiai” appearsbefore
Before, before that.
Where else “prin” appearsdwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikēsai” appearsHaran
Haran, a city of northern Mesopotamia where Abraham lived before he went to Canaan.
Where else “Charran” appears1And the high priest said, “Is this so?”
2 · This verse (above)
3and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’
1. What it says
At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)
2. What it means
Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)
3. How I live it
Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?
