Acts 7:39

New English Translation

³⁹Our^[a] ancestors^[b] were unwilling to obey^[c] him, but pushed him aside^[d] and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

Acts 7:39 tn Grk “whom our.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.
Acts 7:39 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
Acts 7:39 sn To obey. Again the theme of the speech is noted. The nation disobeyed the way of God and opted for Egypt over the promised land.
Acts 7:39 sn Pushed him aside. This is the second time Moses is “pushed aside” in Stephen’s account (see v. 27).

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