Acts 7:39
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
In context
37 This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
38 He 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.
39 But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
40 They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
41 At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
Acts 7:39 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
- KJV King James Version
- To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
- WEB World English Bible
- to whom our fathers wouldn’t be obedient, but rejected him and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
- ASV American Standard Version
- to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
- DBY Darby Translation
- to whom our fathers would not be subject, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
- WBS Webster Bible
- Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,