1 A poglavar sveštenički reče: Je li dakle tako? 2 A on reče: Ljudi braćo i oci! Poslušajte. Bog slave javi se ocu našem Avraamu kad beše u Mesopotamiji, pre nego se doseli u Haran, 3 i reče mu: Iziđi iz zemlje svoje i od roda svog i iz doma oca svog, i dođi u zemlju koju ću ti ja pokazati. 4 Tada iziđe iz zemlje haldejske, i doseli se u Haran; i odande, po smrti oca njegovog, preseli ga u ovu zemlju u kojoj vi sad živite. 5 I ne dade mu nasledstvo u njoj ni stope; i obreče mu je dati u držanje i semenu njegovom posle njega, dok on još nemaše deteta. 6 Ali Bog reče ovako: Seme tvoje biće došljaci u zemlji tuđoj, i nateraće ga da služi, i mučiće ga četiri stotine godina. 7 I narodu kome će služiti ja ću suditi, reče Bog; i potom će izići, i služiće meni na ovome mestu. 8 I dade mu zavet obrezanja, i tako rodi Isaka, i obreza ga u osmi dan; i Isak Jakova, i Jakov dvanaest starešina. 9 I starešine zaviđahu Josifu, i prodadoše ga u Misir; i Bog beše s njim. 10 I izbavi ga od svih njegovih nevolja, i dade mu milost i premudrost pred Faraonom carem misirskim, i postavi ga poglavarom nad Misirom i nad svim domom svojim. 11 A dođe glad na svu zemlju misirsku i hanansku i nevolja velika, i ne nalažahu hrane oci naši. 12 A Jakov čuvši da ima pšenice u Misiru posla najpre oce naše. 13 I kad dođoše drugi put, poznaše Josifa braća njegova, i rod Josifov posta poznat Faraonu. 14 A Josif posla i dozva oca svog Jakova i svu rodbinu svoju, sedamdeset i pet duša. 15 I Jakov siđe u Misir, i umre, on i očevi naši. 16 I prenesoše ih u Sihem, i metnuše u grob koji kupi Avraam za novce od sinova Emorovih u Sihemu. 17 I kad se približi vreme obećanja za koje se Bog zakle Avraamu, narod se narodi i umnoži u Misiru, 18 dok nasta drugi car u Misiru, koji ne znaše Josifa. 19 Ovaj namisli zlo za naš rod, izmuči oce naše da svoju decu bacahu da ne žive. 20 U to se vreme rodi Mojsije, i beše Bogu ugodan, i bi tri meseca hranjen u kući oca svog. 21 A kad ga izbaciše, uze ga kći Faraonova, i odgaji ga sebi za sina. 22 I nauči se Mojsije svoj premudrosti misirskoj, i beše silan u rečima i u delima. 23 A kad mu se navršivaše četrdeset godina, dođe mu na um da obiđe braću svoju, sinove Izrailjeve. 24 I videvši jednom gde se čini nepravda, pomože, i pokaja onog što mu se činjaše nepravda, i ubi Misirca. 25 Mišljaše pak da braća njegova razumeju da Bog njegovom rukom njima spasenje dade: ali oni ne razumeše. 26 A sutradan dođe među takve koji se behu svadili, i miraše ih govoreći: Ljudi, vi ste braća, zašto činite nepravdu jedan drugom? 27 A onaj što činjaše nepravdu bližnjemu ukori ga govoreći: Ko je tebe postavio knezom i sudijom nad nama? 28 Ili i mene hoćeš da ubiješ kao što si juče ubio Misirca? 29 A Mojsije pobeže od ove reči, i posta došljak u zemlji madijanskoj, gde rodi dva sina. 30 I kad se navrši četrdeset godina, javi mu se u pustinji gore sinajske anđeo Gospodnji u plamenu ognjenom u kupini. 31 A kad Mojsije vide, divljaše se utvari. A kad on pristupi da vidi, bi glas Gospodnji k njemu: 32 Ja sam Bog otaca tvojih, Bog Avraamov i Bog Isakov i Bog Jakovljev. A Mojsije se beše uzdrhtao i ne smeše da pogleda. 33 A Gospod mu reče: Izuj obuću svoju sa svojih nogu: jer je mesto na kome stojiš sveta zemlja. 34 Ja dobro videh muku svog naroda koji je u Misiru, i čuh njihovo uzdisanje, i siđoh da ih izbavim: i sad hodi da te pošaljem u Misir. 35 Ovog Mojsija, kog ukoriše rekavši: Ko te postavi knezom i sudijom? Ovog Bog za kneza i izbavitelja posla rukom anđela koji mu se javi u kupini. 36 Ovaj ih izvede učinivši čudesa i znake u zemlji misirskoj i u Crvenom Moru i u pustinji četrdeset godina. 37 Ovo je Mojsije koji kaza sinovima Izrailjevim: Gospod Bog vaš podignuće vam proroka iz vaše braće, kao mene: njega poslušajte. 38 Ovo je onaj što beše u crkvi u pustinji s anđelom, koji mu govori na gori sinajskoj, i s ocima našim; koji primi reči žive da ih nama da; 39 kog ne hteše poslušati oci naši, nego ga odbaciše, i okrenuše se srcem svojim u Misir, 40 rekavši Aronu: Načini nam bogove koji će ići pred nama, jer ovom Mojsiju, koji nas izvede iz zemlje misirske, ne znamo šta bi. 41 I tada načiniše tele, i prinesoše žrtvu idolu, i radovahu se rukotvorini svojoj. 42 A Bog se okrenu od njih, i predade ih da služe vojnicima nebeskim, kao što je pisano u knjizi proroka: Eda zaklanja i žrtve prinesoste mi na četrdeset godina u pustinji, dome Izrailjev? 43 I primiste čador Molohov, i zvezdu boga svog Remfana, kipove koje načiniste da im se molite; i preseliću vas dalje od Vavilona. 44 Očevi naši imahu čador svedočanstva u pustinji, kao što zapovedi Onaj koji govori Mojsiju da ga načini po onoj prilici kao što ga vide; 45 koji i primiše očevi naši i donesoše s Isusom Navinom u zemlju neznabožaca, koje oturi Bog ispred lica naših otaca, tja do Davida, 46 koji nađe milost u Boga, i izmoli da nađe mesto Bogu Jakovljevom. 47 A Solomun Mu načini kuću. 48 Ali najviši ne živi u rukotvorenim crkvama, kao što govori prorok: 49 Nebo je meni presto a zemlja podnožje nogama mojim: kako ćete mi kuću sazidati? Govori Gospod; ili koje je mesto za moje počivanje? 50 Ne stvori li ruka moja sve ovo? 51 Tvrdovrati i neobrezanih srca i ušiju! Vi se jednako protivite Duhu Svetome; kako vaši oci tako i vi. 52 Kog od proroka ne proteraše oci vaši? I pobiše one koji unapred javiše za dolazak pravednika, kog vi sad izdajnici i krvnici postadoste; 53 koji primiste zakon naredbom anđeoskom, i ne održaste. 54 Kad ovo čuše, rasrdiše se vrlo u srcima svojim, i škrgutahu zubima na nj. 55 A Stefan budući pun Duha Svetog pogleda na nebo i vide slavu Božju i Isusa gde stoji s desne strane Bogu; 56 i reče: Evo vidim nebesa otvorena i Sina čovečijeg gde stoji s desne strane Bogu. 57 A oni povikavši glasno zatiskivahu uši svoje, i navališe jednodušno na nj. 58 I izvedavši ga iz grada stadoše ga zasipati kamenjem, i svedoci haljine svoje metnuše kod nogu mladića po imenu Savla. 59 I zasipahu kamenjem Stefana, koji se moljaše Bogu i govoraše: Gospode Isuse! Primi duh moj. 60 Onda kleče na kolena i povika glasno: Gospode! Ne primi im ovo za greh. I ovo rekavši umre.
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- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
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Paul
Formerly Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee who persecuted the church until the risen Jesus met him on the road to Damascus; he became the apostle to the Gentiles and wrote many of the…
Cited in the guide: Acts 7:58; Acts 9:1; Acts 13:9
Stephen
One of the seven chosen to serve tables, full of faith and the Holy Spirit; he was stoned after his speech to the Sanhedrin and became the first martyr.
Cited in the guide: Acts 6:5; Acts 7:59; Acts 8:2
Cross references (59)
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- 1 John 18:19–21; Matthew 26:61–62; Mark 14:58–60; John 18:33–35; Acts 6:13–14
- 2 Acts 22:1; Genesis 11:31; Psalm 29:3; Nehemiah 9:7; Hebrews 1:3
- 3 Genesis 12:1; Hebrews 11:8; Genesis 15:7; Joshua 24:3; Luke 14:33
- 4 Genesis 12:4–5; Genesis 11:31–32; Isaiah 41:9; Isaiah 41:2
- 5 Genesis 17:8; Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:15; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 26:3
- 6 Genesis 15:13; Exodus 12:40–41; Galatians 3:17; Genesis 15:16
- 7 Exodus 3:12; Psalm 105:27–36; Exodus 7:1–14; Psalm 135:8–9; Genesis 15:14–16
- 8 Genesis 17:9–14; Genesis 35:23–26; Acts 2:29; Galatians 3:15; Galatians 3:17
- 9 Genesis 39:2; Psalm 105:17; Isaiah 43:2; Genesis 45:4; Isaiah 41:10
- 10 2 Timothy 4:18; Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 2:6; Genesis 48:16; Psalm 22:24
- 11 Genesis 41:54–57; Genesis 42:5; Genesis 47:13–15; Psalm 105:16; Genesis 45:11
- 12 Genesis 42:1–24; Genesis 43:2
- 13 Genesis 45:1–18; Genesis 46:31–47:10
- 14 Genesis 46:26–27; Deuteronomy 10:22; Exodus 1:5; Genesis 45:9–11; 1 Chronicles 2:5–6
- 15 Genesis 49:33; Exodus 1:6; Genesis 46:3–7; Deuteronomy 10:22; Joshua 24:4
- 16 Joshua 24:32; Genesis 23:16; Exodus 13:19; Genesis 34:2–31; Genesis 50:13
- 17 Exodus 1:7–12; Psalm 105:24–25; Acts 7:6; Genesis 15:13–16; Acts 13:17
- 18 Exodus 1:8
- 19 Psalm 105:25; Exodus 1:9–22; Revelation 12:4–5; Psalm 83:4–5; Psalm 129:1–3
- 20 Hebrews 11:23; Exodus 2:2–10; 1 Samuel 16:12
- 21 Hebrews 11:24; Exodus 2:2–10; Deuteronomy 32:26
- 22 Isaiah 19:11; Luke 24:19; 2 Chronicles 9:22; Daniel 1:17–20; Daniel 1:4
- 23 Exodus 2:11–12; Philippians 2:12–13; Proverbs 21:1; Hebrews 11:24–26; Revelation 17:17
- 24 John 18:10–11; Acts 7:28; John 18:25–27
- 25 Luke 9:45; 2 Corinthians 6:1; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Luke 18:34; Acts 14:27
- 26 Exodus 2:13–15; 1 John 3:11–15; Psalm 133:1; John 15:17–18; Genesis 13:8
- 27 Luke 12:14; Acts 7:35; Proverbs 9:7–8; Acts 4:11–12; 1 Samuel 25:14–15
- 29 Exodus 18:2–4; Exodus 2:14–22; Exodus 4:19–20
- 30 Exodus 3:1–2; Acts 7:35; Isaiah 43:2; Isaiah 63:9; Exodus 3:6
- 31 Exodus 3:3–4
- 32 Exodus 3:6; Matthew 22:32; Job 37:1–2; Hebrews 11:16; Matthew 17:6
- 33 Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15; Ecclesiastes 5:1; 2 Peter 1:18
- 34 Exodus 3:7–10; Psalm 106:44; Exodus 4:31; Nehemiah 9:9; Exodus 3:14
- 35 Psalm 118:22–23; Luke 19:14; Psalm 75:7; Psalm 113:7–8; Numbers 20:16
- 36 Exodus 12:41; Exodus 14:21; Exodus 33:1; Psalm 78:12–33; Exodus 16:35
- 37 Deuteronomy 18:15–19; Acts 3:22–23; John 18:37; Matthew 17:3–5; Acts 7:38
- 38 Romans 3:2; Hebrews 5:12; John 1:17; 1 Peter 4:11; Deuteronomy 33:4
- 39 Numbers 14:3–4; Numbers 11:5; Nehemiah 9:16–17; Acts 7:51–52; Ezekiel 20:6–14
- 40 Exodus 32:1; Exodus 32:23
- 41 Psalm 106:19–21; Nehemiah 9:18; Revelation 9:20; Hosea 9:10; Habakkuk 2:18–20
- 42 Amos 5:25–26; Ezekiel 20:39; Jeremiah 19:13; Psalm 81:11–12; Job 31:26–28
- 43 Amos 5:26–27; Exodus 20:4–5; Deuteronomy 5:8–9; Leviticus 20:2–5; 2 Kings 17:16–18
- 44 Exodus 25:40; Exodus 38:21; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 8:2; Exodus 26:30
- 45 Psalm 44:2; Joshua 24:18; Joshua 18:1; Joshua 23:9; Judges 18:31
- 46 Psalm 132:1–5; Acts 13:22; 2 Samuel 7:1–5; 1 Samuel 16:11–13; 1 Samuel 16:1
- 47 1 Kings 8:20; 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Kings 6:37–38; 1 Kings 7:13–51; 2 Chronicles 3:1
- 48 Acts 17:24–25; Isaiah 66:1–2; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:5–6; 2 Chronicles 6:18
- 49 Isaiah 66:1; Psalm 11:4; John 4:21; Matthew 5:34–35; Revelation 3:21
- 50 Jeremiah 32:17; Isaiah 66:2; Psalm 33:6–9; Isaiah 45:12; Exodus 20:11
- 51 Deuteronomy 10:16; Isaiah 63:10; Jeremiah 4:4; Ephesians 4:30; Leviticus 26:41
- 52 Matthew 5:12; 1 Kings 19:10; 2 Chronicles 36:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; Jeremiah 2:30
- 53 Hebrews 2:2; Galatians 3:19; Acts 7:38; John 7:19; Deuteronomy 33:2
- 54 Acts 5:33; Psalm 35:16; Matthew 25:30; Job 16:9; Luke 13:28
- 55 Mark 16:19; Hebrews 1:3; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Psalms 109:31–110:1; Acts 6:8
- 56 Matthew 26:64–65; Acts 10:11; Revelation 11:19; Matthew 3:16; Revelation 19:11
- 57 Zechariah 7:11; Psalm 58:4; Acts 23:27; Acts 7:54; Proverbs 21:13
- 58 Acts 22:20; Acts 8:1; Leviticus 24:14–16; Acts 6:13; Acts 22:4
- 59 Luke 23:46; Psalm 31:5; Acts 22:16; Joel 2:32; Acts 9:14
- 60 Matthew 5:44; Luke 23:34; 1 Corinthians 15:20; Romans 12:14–21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14
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See, what a number of years the Promise has been given, and the manner of the Promise, and nowhere sacrifice, nowhere circumcision! He here shows, how God Himself suffered them to be afflicted, not that He had anything to lay to their charge. "And they shall bring them into bondage," etc. But nevertheless, they did not these things with impunity.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
And He gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac." And the rest of his words announce the same God, who was with Joseph and with the patriarchs, and who spake with Moses.
And so it has pleased Divine Providence, as I have said, and as we read in the Acts of the Apostles, that the law enjoining the worship of one God should be given by the disposition of angels.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
And from many other things too one might perceive, that it is not possible for a disembodied soul to remain here. For both Stephen saith, "Receive my spirit;" and Paul, "To depart and to be with Christ is far better;" and of the patriarch too the Scripture saith, that "he was gathered unto his fathers, being cherished in a good …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Moses then, the prophet, saith, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: but let that "like unto me" be reserved awhile to be examined in its proper place.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)