It is written in the prophets [Isa. 54:13], ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ [So], every person who has heard the Father and learned [from Him] will come to me.
Acts 7:42 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But God turned [away from them] and allowed them to worship heavenly bodies [i.e., stars], just as it was written in the prophet [Amos 5:25ff], ‘Did you offer me slain animals as sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, you Israelites? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices By the space of forty years in the wilderness? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But God turned [away from them] and delivered them up to worship and serve the host (stars) of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Did you [really] offer to Me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness (desert), O house of Israel? [Jer. 19:13.] American Standard Version (1901) But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? Common English Bible So God turned away from them and handed them over to worship the stars in the sky, just as it is written in the scroll of the Prophets: “Did you bring sacrifices and offerings to me” “for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?” Catholic Public Domain Version Then God turned, and he handed them over, to subservience to the armies of heaven, just as it was written in the Book of the Prophets: 'Did you not offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years in the desert, O house of Israel? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the books of the prophets: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years, in the desert, O house of Israel? |
It is written in the prophets [Isa. 54:13], ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ [So], every person who has heard the Father and learned [from Him] will come to me.
This man led them out [of Egypt], performing wonders and [miraculous] signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
where your forefathers tried me and tested [my patience] when they saw what I did for forty years.