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Acts 7:41
At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
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Simplified Cowboy Version
So they made the statue of a calf and worshiped it like it was a god. They made sacrifices to it and made idiots of themselves.
So they made the statue of a calf and worshiped it like it was a god. They made sacrifices to it and made idiots of themselves.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
"At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Legacy Standard Bible
At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Bible in Basic English
And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.
And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.
Darby Translation
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
New King James Version
And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
Christian Standard Bible®
They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.
They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.
World English Bible
They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.
"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.
King James Version (1611)
And they made a calfe in those dayes, and offered sacrifice vnto the idole, and reioyced in the workes of their owne hands.
And they made a calfe in those dayes, and offered sacrifice vnto the idole, and reioyced in the workes of their owne hands.
Literal Translation
And they made a calf in those days, and led a sacrifice up to the idol, and made merry in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and led a sacrifice up to the idol, and made merry in the works of their hands.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they made a calfe at the same tyme, and offred sacrifice vnto the ymage, and reioysed in the workes of their awne handes.
And they made a calfe at the same tyme, and offred sacrifice vnto the ymage, and reioysed in the workes of their awne handes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
'twas then they made a calf, and offered sacrifice to the idol, triumphing in the works of their own hands.
'twas then they made a calf, and offered sacrifice to the idol, triumphing in the works of their own hands.
THE MESSAGE
Stephen, Full of the Holy Spirit Then the Chief Priest said, "What do you have to say for yourself?" Stephen replied, "Friends, fathers, and brothers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before the move to Haran, and told him, ‘Leave your country and family and go to the land I'll show you.' "So he left the country of the Chaldees and moved to Haran. After the death of his father, he immigrated to this country where you now live, but God gave him nothing, not so much as a foothold. He did promise to give the country to him and his son later on, even though Abraham had no son at the time. God let him know that his offspring would move to an alien country where they would be enslaved and brutalized for four hundred years. ‘But,' God said, ‘I will step in and take care of those slaveholders and bring my people out so they can worship me in this place.' "Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign. "But then those ‘fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs. "Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare. Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out. Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh. Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all. That's how the Jacob family got to Egypt. "Jacob died, and our fathers after him. They were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb for which Abraham paid a good price to the sons of Hamor. "When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death. "In just such a time Moses was born, a most beautiful baby. He was hidden at home for three months. When he could be hidden no longer, he was put outside—and immediately rescued by Pharaoh's daughter, who mothered him as her own son. Moses was educated in the best schools in Egypt. He was equally impressive as a thinker and an athlete. "When he was forty years old, he wondered how everything was going with his Hebrew kin and went out to look things over. He saw an Egyptian abusing one of them and stepped in, avenging his underdog brother by knocking the Egyptian flat. He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn't see it that way. The next day two of them were fighting and he tried to break it up, told them to shake hands and get along with each other: ‘Friends, you are brothers, why are you beating up on each other?' "The one who had started the fight said, ‘Who put you in charge of us? Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him. "Forty years later, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to him in the guise of flames of a burning bush. Moses, not believing his eyes, went up to take a closer look. He heard God's voice: ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Frightened nearly out of his skin, Moses shut his eyes and turned away. "God said, ‘Kneel and pray. You are in a holy place, on holy ground. I've seen the agony of my people in Egypt. I've heard their groans. I've come to help them. So get yourself ready; I'm sending you back to Egypt.' "This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, ‘Who put you in charge of us?' This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to his congregation, ‘God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.' This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, words our fathers would have nothing to do with. "They craved the old Egyptian ways, whining to Aaron, ‘Make us gods we can see and follow. This Moses who got us out here miles from nowhere—who knows what's happened to him!' That was the time when they made a calf-idol, brought sacrifices to it, and congratulated each other on the wonderful religious program they had put together.
Stephen, Full of the Holy Spirit Then the Chief Priest said, "What do you have to say for yourself?" Stephen replied, "Friends, fathers, and brothers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before the move to Haran, and told him, ‘Leave your country and family and go to the land I'll show you.' "So he left the country of the Chaldees and moved to Haran. After the death of his father, he immigrated to this country where you now live, but God gave him nothing, not so much as a foothold. He did promise to give the country to him and his son later on, even though Abraham had no son at the time. God let him know that his offspring would move to an alien country where they would be enslaved and brutalized for four hundred years. ‘But,' God said, ‘I will step in and take care of those slaveholders and bring my people out so they can worship me in this place.' "Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign. "But then those ‘fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs. "Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare. Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out. Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh. Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all. That's how the Jacob family got to Egypt. "Jacob died, and our fathers after him. They were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb for which Abraham paid a good price to the sons of Hamor. "When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death. "In just such a time Moses was born, a most beautiful baby. He was hidden at home for three months. When he could be hidden no longer, he was put outside—and immediately rescued by Pharaoh's daughter, who mothered him as her own son. Moses was educated in the best schools in Egypt. He was equally impressive as a thinker and an athlete. "When he was forty years old, he wondered how everything was going with his Hebrew kin and went out to look things over. He saw an Egyptian abusing one of them and stepped in, avenging his underdog brother by knocking the Egyptian flat. He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn't see it that way. The next day two of them were fighting and he tried to break it up, told them to shake hands and get along with each other: ‘Friends, you are brothers, why are you beating up on each other?' "The one who had started the fight said, ‘Who put you in charge of us? Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him. "Forty years later, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to him in the guise of flames of a burning bush. Moses, not believing his eyes, went up to take a closer look. He heard God's voice: ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Frightened nearly out of his skin, Moses shut his eyes and turned away. "God said, ‘Kneel and pray. You are in a holy place, on holy ground. I've seen the agony of my people in Egypt. I've heard their groans. I've come to help them. So get yourself ready; I'm sending you back to Egypt.' "This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, ‘Who put you in charge of us?' This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. This is the Moses who said to his congregation, ‘God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.' This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, words our fathers would have nothing to do with. "They craved the old Egyptian ways, whining to Aaron, ‘Make us gods we can see and follow. This Moses who got us out here miles from nowhere—who knows what's happened to him!' That was the time when they made a calf-idol, brought sacrifices to it, and congratulated each other on the wonderful religious program they had put together.
Amplified Bible
"In those days they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced and celebrated over the works of their hands.
"In those days they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced and celebrated over the works of their hands.
American Standard Version
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Revised Standard Version
And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they made a calfe in those dayes and offered sacrifice vnto the ymage and reioysed in the workes of their awne hondes.
And they made a calfe in those dayes and offered sacrifice vnto the ymage and reioysed in the workes of their awne hondes.
Update Bible Version
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
Young's Literal Translation
`And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,
`And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,
New Century Version
So the people made an idol that looked like a calf. Then they brought sacrifices to it and were proud of what they had made with their own hands.
So the people made an idol that looked like a calf. Then they brought sacrifices to it and were proud of what they had made with their own hands.
New English Translation
At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Contemporary English Version
Then they made an idol in the shape of a calf. They offered sacrifices to the idol and were pleased with what they had done.
Then they made an idol in the shape of a calf. They offered sacrifices to the idol and were pleased with what they had done.
Complete Jewish Bible
That was when they made an idol in the shape of a calf and offered a sacrifice to it and held a celebration in honor of what they had made with their own hands.
That was when they made an idol in the shape of a calf and offered a sacrifice to it and held a celebration in honor of what they had made with their own hands.
English Standard Version
And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they made a calfe in those dayes, and offered sacrifice vnto the idole, and reioyced in the workes of their owne handes.
And they made a calfe in those dayes, and offered sacrifice vnto the idole, and reioyced in the workes of their owne handes.
George Lamsa Translation
And they made a calf for themselves in those days and offered sacrifices to idols and were pleased with the work of their hands.
And they made a calf for themselves in those days and offered sacrifices to idols and were pleased with the work of their hands.
Hebrew Names Version
They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
International Standard Version
In those days they even made a calf, offered a sacrifice to their idol, and delighted in the works of their hands.Deuteronomy 9:16; Psalm 106:19;">[xr]
In those days they even made a calf, offered a sacrifice to their idol, and delighted in the works of their hands.Deuteronomy 9:16; Psalm 106:19;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he made them the calf in those days, and they sacrificed sacrifices to idols, and were delighted with the work of their hands.
And he made them the calf in those days, and they sacrificed sacrifices to idols, and were delighted with the work of their hands.
Murdock Translation
And he made them a calf in those days; and they offered sacrifices to idols, and were voluptuous with the work of their hands.
And he made them a calf in those days; and they offered sacrifices to idols, and were voluptuous with the work of their hands.
New Living Translation
So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made.
So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made.
New Life Bible
"In those days they made a calf of gold. They put gifts down in front of their god in worship. They were happy with what they had made with their hands.
"In those days they made a calf of gold. They put gifts down in front of their god in worship. They were happy with what they had made with their hands.
English Revised Version
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
New Revised Standard
At that time they made a calf, offered a sacrifice to the idol, and reveled in the works of their hands.
At that time they made a calf, offered a sacrifice to the idol, and reveled in the works of their hands.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so they fell to calf-making in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
And so they fell to calf-making in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifices to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifices to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
King James Version
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
Lexham English Bible
And they manufactured a calf in those days, and offered up a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
And they manufactured a calf in those days, and offered up a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they made a Calfe in those dayes, and offred sacrifice vnto the idoll, and reioyced ouer the workes of their owne handes.
And they made a Calfe in those dayes, and offred sacrifice vnto the idoll, and reioyced ouer the workes of their owne handes.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the people made an idol that looked like a calf. Then they brought sacrifices to it. They were very happy with what they had made with their own hands.
So the people made an idol that looked like a calf. Then they brought sacrifices to it. They were very happy with what they had made with their own hands.
New American Standard Bible
"At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
"At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Good News Translation
It was then that they made an idol in the shape of a bull, offered sacrifice to it, and had a feast in honor of what they themselves had made.
It was then that they made an idol in the shape of a bull, offered sacrifice to it, and had a feast in honor of what they themselves had made.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei maden a calf in tho daies, and offriden a sacrifice to the mawmet; and thei weren glad in the werkis of her hondis.
And thei maden a calf in tho daies, and offriden a sacrifice to the mawmet; and thei weren glad in the werkis of her hondis.
Contextual Overview
30After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. 31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: 32'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. 33Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.' 35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, 'Who made you ruler and judge?' is the one God sent to be their ruler and redeemer, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness. 37This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers.' 38He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us. 39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they: Exodus 32:2-8, Exodus 32:17-20, Deuteronomy 9:12-18, Nehemiah 9:18, Psalms 106:19-21
rejoiced: Isaiah 2:8, Isaiah 2:9, Isaiah 44:9-20, Hosea 9:1, Hosea 9:10, Habakkuk 2:18-20
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:4 - fashioned Exodus 32:6 - sat down Exodus 32:35 - General Deuteronomy 9:16 - I looked Jeremiah 1:16 - worshipped Hosea 8:5 - calf Revelation 9:20 - worship
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they made a calf in those days,.... Whilst Moses was in the mount; this was done in imitation of the Egyptian idol Apis or Serapis, which was an ox or a bullock; and it was made of the golden earnings of the people, which were melted down, and cast into the form of a calf, and graved by Aaron with a graving tool, Exodus 32:2 And so the Syriac version here reads in the singular number, "and he made them a calf"; this was a most shameful and scandalous piece of idolatry. The Jews themselves are so sensible of the horribleness of it, and of the guilt of it, and of the reproach that lies on them for it, that it is common for them to say c,
"there is not a generation, or an age, in which there is not an ounce of the sin of the calf.''
Or, as elsewhere d expressed,
"no punishment befalls thee, O Israel, in "which there is not an ounce of the sin of the calf".''
And offered sacrifice unto the idol; an altar was built, and proclamation made, that the next day would be the feast of the Lord; and accordingly early in the morning the people rose, and offered both burnt offerings and peace offerings, Exodus 32:5 and rejoiceth in the works of their own hands; for so the calf was; and which rejoicing they showed by eating, and drinking, and singing, and dancing.
c T. Hieros. Taaniot, fol. 68. 3. d Vid. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 102. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And they made a calf - This was made of the ear-rings and ornaments which they had brought from Egypt, Exodus 32:2-4. Stephen introduces this to remind them how prone the nation had been to reject God, and to walk in the ways of sin.
