Acts 7:39
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
Context
This verse from Acts Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. Stephen's defense before the Sanhedrin rehearses Israel's history of rejecting God's messengers: Joseph, Moses, and now the Righteous One. 'You are just like your fathers; you always resist the Holy Spirit.' He sees the Son of Man standing at God's …
Other Translations
to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt,
Cross References
And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou …
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord …
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve …
And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in …
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die …
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our …
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and …
And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto …
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, …