Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
To whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected, and in their hearts they turned back into Egypt,
New American Standard Bible
Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but
King James Version
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Holman Bible
Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him away, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
International Standard Version
but our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and wished to return to Egypt.
A Conservative Version
To whom our fathers did not want to become obedient, but they thrust away, and turned back in their heart to Egypt,
American Standard Version
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
Amplified
Our fathers were unwilling to be subject to him [and refused to listen to him]. They rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
An Understandable Version
[And yet] our forefathers refused to obey him, but rejected [his leadership] and turned back to Egypt in their hearts.
Anderson New Testament
To him our fathers were not willing to be obedient; but they rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
Bible in Basic English
By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt,
Common New Testament
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
Daniel Mace New Testament
him our fathers would not obey, but rejected him, and they return'd to their Egyptian disposition.
Darby Translation
to whom our fathers would not be subject, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
Godbey New Testament
to whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust him away, and turned back in their hearts towards Egypt,
Goodspeed New Testament
Yet our forefathers would not listen to him, but thrust him off, and their hearts turned back to Egypt,
John Wesley New Testament
Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
King James 2000
Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Lexham Expanded Bible
to whom our fathers were not willing to become obedient, but rejected [him] and turned [back] in their hearts to Egypt,
Modern King James verseion
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him away and turned back again to Egypt in their hearts,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
to whom our fathers would not obey: But cast it from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Moffatt New Testament
But our fathers would not submit to him; they pushed him aside and hankered secretly after Egypt.
Montgomery New Testament
"To him our ancestors would not be obedient, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt.
NET Bible
Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,
New Heart English Bible
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
Noyes New Testament
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
Sawyer New Testament
whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him away and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
The Emphasized Bible
Unto whom, our fathers would not become obedient, but thrust him away, and turned in their hearts unto Egypt,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Yet our ancestors refused him obedience; more than that, they rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
Webster
Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Weymouth New Testament
"Our forefathers, however, would not submit to him, but spurned his authority and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Williams New Testament
But our forefathers would not listen to him, but pushed him aside, and in their hearts they hankered after Egypt;
World English Bible
to whom our fathers wouldn't be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
Worrell New Testament
to whom our fathers wished not to become obedient, but thrust him away, and in their hearts turned back again to Egypt;
Worsley New Testament
To whom our fathers would not be subject, but renounced him, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
Youngs Literal Translation
to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
Themes
Calf of gold » Was made » After an egyptian model
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Rebellion Against God
38 This is he having been in the church in the desert with the messenger speaking to him in Mount Sina, and our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us: 39 To whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected, and in their hearts they turned back into Egypt, 40 Having said to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us: for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has been to him.
Names
Cross References
Numbers 14:3-4
And wherefore does Jehovah bring us to this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our little ones shall be for a prey. Would it not be good for us to turn back to Egypt?
Exodus 16:3
And the sons of Israel will say to them, Who will give to die by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt in our sitting by the pot of flesh, in our eating bread to satiety? for ye brought us forth to this desert to kill all this convocation with hunger.
Numbers 11:5
We remembered the fish which we ate in Egypt gratuitously; the cucumbers and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlics.
Exodus 14:11-12
And they will say to Moses, Because no tombs are in Egypt, didst thou take us to die in the desert? what this thou didst to us to bring us forth out of Egypt?
Exodus 17:3
And the people will thirst there for water; and the people will murmur against Moses, and will say, For what this did ye bring us up out of Egypt to kill us and our sons and our cattle with thirst?
Numbers 21:5
And the people will speak against God, and against Moses, For what brought ye us up from Egypt to die in the desert? for no bread, and no water; and our soul loathed upon this light bread.
Judges 11:2
And Gilead's wife will bring forth sons to him, and his wife's sons will grow, and they will drive out Jephthah, and they will say to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house, for thou the son of another woman.
1 Kings 2:27
And Solomon will drive out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to complete the word of Jehovah which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
Nehemiah 9:16-17
And they and our fathers acted proudly, and they will harden their neck, and will not hear to thy commands,
Psalm 106:16
And they will be jealous. against Moses in the camp, against Aaron the holy of Jehovah.
Psalm 106:32-33
And they will anger him at the water of strife, and it will be evil to Moses on account of them:
Ezekiel 20:6-14
In that day I lifted up my hand to them to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt to the land which I spied out for them flowing milk and honey; this the glory to all lands:
Acts 7:27
And he injuring the neighbor repulsed him, having said, Who set thee a ruler and judge over us?
Acts 7:51-52
Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers, also you.