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Acts 7:39

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7:39Our110 ancestors111 were unwilling to obey112 him, but pushed him aside113 and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

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  1. 110 Grk “whom our.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.
  2. 111 Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
  3. 112 To obey. Again the theme of the speech is noted. The nation disobeyed the way of God and opted for Egypt over the promised land.
  4. 113 Pushed him aside. This is the second time Moses is “pushed aside” in Stephen’s account (see v. 27).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they pushed him aside, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

to whom our fathers were not willing to become obedient, but rejected him and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

KJV 1900King James Version

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