Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And [when] forty years had been completed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of a burning bush.
New American Standard Bible
“After forty years had passed,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
After 40 years had passed, an angel
International Standard Version
"After 40 years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
A Conservative Version
And forty years having been fulfilled, an agent of Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire of a bush.
American Standard Version
And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
Amplified
“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount
An Understandable Version
"Then after [another] forty years passed, an angel appeared to him [one day] out of a flaming bush in the wilderness near Mt. Sinai.
Anderson New Testament
And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Bible in Basic English
At the end of forty years, an angel came to him in the waste land of Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn-tree.
Common New Testament
"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
Daniel Mace New Testament
when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flaming bush.
Darby Translation
And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush.
Godbey New Testament
And forty years having passed away, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of fire of the bramble bush.
Goodspeed New Testament
When forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
John Wesley New Testament
And forty years being expired, the angel of the Lord appeared to him, in the wilderness, in a flame of fire in a bush.
Julia Smith Translation
And forty years completed, a messenger of the Lord was seen to him in the desert of mount Sina, in a flame of fire in a bramble.
King James 2000
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Modern King James verseion
And forty years being fulfilled to him, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Moffatt New Testament
At the close of forty years an angel [of the Lord] appeared to him in the flames of a burning thorn-bush, in the desert of mount Sinai.
Montgomery New Testament
"But at the end of forty years there appeared to him, in the desert of Mt. Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire, in a bush.
NET Bible
"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
New Heart English Bible
"When forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
Noyes New Testament
And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the flaming fire of a bush.
Sawyer New Testament
And forty years being completed there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire, in a bush.
The Emphasized Bible
And, when forty years were fulfilled, there appeared unto him, in the desert of Mount Sinai, a messenger, in a flame of fire, in a bush.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sinai the angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Forty years had passed when there appeared to him, in the Desert of Mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.
Webster
And when forty years had expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
Weymouth New Testament
"But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire in a bush.
Williams New Testament
When forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
World English Bible
"When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
Worrell New Testament
And, forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him, in the wilderness of mount Sinai, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.
Worsley New Testament
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,
Themes
Angels » Called » Angel of the lord
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Fire » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
God » Fire, a consuming » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Sinai » A mountain in the peninsula east of the red sea » The law delivered to moses upon
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses, A Rejected Savior
29 And at this statement, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. 30 "And [when] forty years had been completed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai in the flame of a burning bush. 31 And [when] Moses saw [it], he was astonished at the sight, and [when] he approached to look at [it], the voice of the Lord came:
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 7:35
This Moses whom they had repudiated, saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?'--this man God sent [as] both ruler and redeemer with {the help} of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Exodus 3:1-2
And Moses was a shepherd with the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the west [of] the desert, and he came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, {there was no distress}, and the messenger of his {presence} saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all [the] days of old.
Genesis 16:7-13
And the angel of Yahweh found her at a spring of water in the wilderness, at the spring by the road of Shur.
Genesis 22:15-18
And the angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time from heaven.
Genesis 32:24-30
And Jacob remained alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the dawn.
Genesis 48:15-16
And he blessed Joseph and said, "The God before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked, The God who shepherded me {all my life} unto this day,
Exodus 3:6
And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face because he was afraid of looking at God.
Exodus 7:7
(And Moses [was] {eighty years old}, and Aaron [was] {eighty-three years old} when they spoke to Pharaoh.)
Exodus 19:1-2
In the third month after the {Israelites} went out from the land of Egypt, on this day they came to the Sinai desert.
Deuteronomy 4:20
But Yahweh has taken you and brought you out from the furnace of iron, from Egypt, to be a people of inheritance to him, {as it is this day}.
Deuteronomy 33:16
and with the choice things of [the] earth and its fullness, and the favor of [the one] {who dwelt} in [the] bush. Let them come to the head of Joseph, and to the crown of the prince among his brothers.
1 Kings 19:8
So he got up, ate, drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights up to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Psalm 66:12
You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I [will be] with you, and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and [the] flame shall not scorch you.
Daniel 3:27
And the satraps, the prefects, the governors and the advisors of the king [were] assembling, [and] they saw these men, that the fire had no power over their bodies, and the hair of their heads was not singed, and their garments were not harmed, and the smell of fire did not come from them.
Hosea 12:3-5
In the womb he deceived his brother, and in his manhood he struggled with God.
Malachi 3:1
"Look! I [am] going to send my messenger, and he will prepare [the] way {before me}. And the Lord whom you [are] seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, [in] whom you [are] taking pleasure--look!--[he is] about to come," says Yahweh of hosts.
Mark 12:26
Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses {in the passage about the bush} how God spoke to him, saying, 'I [am] the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?
Luke 20:37
But that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed in [the passage about] the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and [the] God of Isaac and [the] God of Jacob.
Acts 7:17
"But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Acts 7:32
'I [am] the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob!' So Moses began trembling [and] did not dare to look at [it].
Galatians 4:25
Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is a slave with her children.