Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Who, indeed, received the law through ranks of messengers, - and guarded it not.
New American Standard Bible
you who received the law as
King James Version
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Holman Bible
You received the law under the direction of angels
International Standard Version
You received the Law as ordained by angels, and yet you haven't obeyed it!"
A Conservative Version
who received the law at directions of heavenly agents, and did not keep it.
American Standard Version
ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.
Amplified
you who received the law as ordained and delivered to you by angels, and yet you did not obey it!”
An Understandable Version
You received the law that was ordained through [the medium of] angels [See Gal. 3:19] and yet have not obeyed its requirements."
Anderson New Testament
who received the law by the appointment of angels, and have not kepi, it.
Bible in Basic English
You, to whom the law was given as it was ordered by angels, and who have not kept it.
Common New Testament
you who received the law as delivered by angels, and yet did not keep it."
Daniel Mace New Testament
you, I say, who received the law by the administration of angels, but have not however observ'd it.
Darby Translation
who have received the law as ordained by the ministry of angels, and have not kept it.
Godbey New Testament
who received the law in the administrations of angels, and did not keep it.
John Wesley New Testament
and have not kept it.
Julia Smith Translation
Who have received the law by the regulations of messengers, and ye watched not.
King James 2000
Who have received the law as delivered by angels, and have not kept it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[you] who received the law by directions of angels and have not observed [it]!"
Modern King James verseion
who received the Law through disposition of angels, and did not keep it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And ye also have received a law by the ordinance of angels, and have not kept it."
NET Bible
You received the law by decrees given by angels, but you did not obey it."
New Heart English Bible
You received the Law as it was ordained by angels, and did not keep it."
Noyes New Testament
ye who received the Law as ordained through angels, and did not keep it.
Sawyer New Testament
who have received the law by orders of angels and have not kept it.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who have received the law through arrangements of angels, yet have not observed it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You who received the Law as transmitted by angels and yet failed to keep it."
Webster
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Weymouth New Testament
you who received the Law given through angels, and yet have not obeyed it."
Williams New Testament
you who received the law by order of the angels, and yet you did not obey it!"
World English Bible
You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn't keep it!"
Worrell New Testament
who, indeed, received the law as the ministrations of angels, and did not keep it."
Worsley New Testament
who received the law by the ministration of angels, and yet have not kept it.
Youngs Literal Translation
who received the law by arrangement of messengers, and did not keep it.'
Themes
Angel (a spirit) » Functions of » Law given by
Angels » The law given by the ministration of
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Law » Received by the disposition of angels
The law of God » Given » Through the ministration of angels
the Law of moses » Given » By disposition of angels
Topics
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References
Word Count of 34 Translations in Acts 7:53
Verse Info
Context Readings
Resisting The Holy Spirit
52 Which of the prophets, did not your fathers persecute? Yea they slew them who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One - of whom, now, ye, have become, betrayers and murderers! 53 Who, indeed, received the law through ranks of messengers, - and guarded it not. 54 And, while they were hearing these things, they were being pierced in their hearts, and began gnashing their teeth against him.
Cross References
Galatians 3:19
Why, then, the law? Because of the transgressions, it was added, until such time as the seed should come, unto whom the promise had been made, and was given in charge through messengers, at the hand of a mediator;
Hebrews 2:2
For, if the word through messengers spoken became firm, and, every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,
Deuteronomy 33:2
And he said - Yahweh from Sinai, came near, - Yea he dawned, out of Seir, upon them, He shone forth out of Mount Paran, Yea he came out of holy myriads, - Out of his right hand proceeded fire to guide them.
John 7:19
Did not, Moses, give you the law? And yet, not one of you, doeth the law! - Why, seek ye, to slay, me?
Acts 7:38
The same, is he that came to be in the assembly in the desert, with the messenger who was speaking with him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, he who welcomed living utterances, to give unto us:
Exodus 19:1-20
In the third month, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on this day, came they into the desert of Sinai:
Psalm 68:17
The chariots of God, are two myriads - thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!
Ezekiel 20:18-21
But I said unto their children in the desert, In the statutes of your fathers, let it not be that ye walk, And their regulations, let it not be that ye observe, - And with their manufactured gods, let it not be that ye defile yourselves.
Romans 2:23-25
That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?
Galatians 6:13
For, not even they who are getting circumcised, are, themselves, observing law, - but are wishing you to be circumcised, that, in your flesh, they may boast themselves.