Acts 7:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran.

Cross References

Genesis 11:31

Terah decided to move from Ur to the land of Canaan. He took along Abram and Sarai and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran. But when they came to the city of Haran, they settled there instead.

Acts 22:1

“My friends and leaders of our nation, listen as I explain what happened!”

Psalm 29:3

The voice of the Lord echoes over the oceans. The glorious Lord God thunders above the roar of the raging sea,

Hebrews 1:3

God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven.

John 1:14

The Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him the complete gifts of undeserved grace and truth have come down to us.

Nehemiah 9:7

You are the Lord our God, the one who chose Abram— you brought him from Ur in Babylonia and named him Abraham.

Genesis 15:7

The Lord said to Abram, “I brought you here from Ur in Chaldea, and I gave you this land.”

Revelation 4:11

“Our Lord and God, you are worthy to receive glory, honor, and power. You created all things, and by your decision they are and were created.”

Titus 2:13

We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:8

The rulers of this world didn't know anything about this wisdom. If they had known about it, they would not have nailed the glorious Lord to a cross.

Acts 23:7

As soon as Paul said this, the Pharisees and the Sadducees got into a big argument, and the council members started taking sides.

John 12:41

Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.

Luke 2:14

“Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God.”

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil.

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The Lord blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

Isaiah 6:3

as they shouted, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord All-Powerful! The earth is filled with your glory.”

Psalm 24:10

Who is this glorious king? He is our Lord, the All-Powerful!

Psalm 24:7

Open the ancient gates, so that the glorious king may come in.

Joshua 24:2

Then Joshua told everyone to listen to this message from the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods. This continued until the time of your ancestor Terah and his two sons, Abraham and Nahor.

Genesis 29:4

Jacob asked the shepherds, “Where are you from?” “We're from Haran,” they answered.

Genesis 12:1

The Lord said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.

Isaiah 37:12

The Assyrian kings before me destroyed the towns of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and everyone from Eden who lived in Telassar. What good did their gods do them?

Acts 7:1

The high priest asked Stephen, “Are they telling the truth about you?”

Ephesians 1:17

I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God.

Hebrews 11:8

Abraham had faith and obeyed God. He was told to go to the land that God had said would be his, and he left for a country he had never seen.

James 2:1

My friends, if you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, you won't treat some people better than others.