Acts 7:38-40
King James Version
38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
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Acts 7:38-40
New International Version
38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(A) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(B) and he received living words(C) to pass on to us.(D)
39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(E) 40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’[a](F)
Footnotes
- Acts 7:40 Exodus 32:1
Acts 7:38-40
English Standard Version
38 This is the one (A)who was in the congregation in the wilderness with (B)the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. (C)He received (D)living (E)oracles to give to us. 39 Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and (F)in their hearts they turned to Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, (G)‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’
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