Acts 7:2

Moreover, the has-been-asserting, "Men, brothers and fathers, hear. The God of{the esteem/glory} is-seen to{the father} of{us}, Abraham, to{being} in to{the Mesopotamia} prior than to-house-down same in Charan/Haran,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

In Context

1Moreover, the chief-consecrated[i.e. chief priest] says "if, of-consequence, he-is-having the-same[neuter plural] the-same-ly."

3and says toward same, 'Come-out out of{the land} of{you} and out of{the together-begotten-ia[i.e. family]} of{you} and come! into the land which supposing I-will-show to{you}.'

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Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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