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?

Cross References

John 6:45

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 13:40

Beware that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:

Acts 7:36

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.

Hebrews 3:9

where your forefathers tried me and tested [my patience] when they saw what I did for forty years.