Acts 7:33

But the Lord said to him: ‘Loosen the shoes from your feet. For the place in which you stand is holy ground.

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In The King James Version

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

In Context

32‘I am the God of your fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses, being made to tremble, did not dare to look.

34Certainly, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning. And so, I am coming down to free them. And now, go forth and I will send you into Egypt.’

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Cross References

Joshua 5:15Joshua fell prone on the ground. And reverencing, he said, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

2 Peter 1:18We also heard this voice conveyed from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:31-42

Stephen's Address. 30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, 32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou… Read the whole commentary →

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