Acts 7:42

Good News Translation (US Version)

So God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘People of Israel! It was not to me that you slaughtered and sacrificed animals for forty years in the desert.

Cross References

Ezekiel 20:39

The Sovereign Lord says, “And now, all you Israelites, suit yourselves! Go on and serve your idols! But I warn you that after this you will have to obey me and stop dishonoring my holy name by offering gifts to your idols.

Jeremiah 19:13

The houses of Jerusalem, the houses of the kings of Judah, and indeed all the houses on whose roofs incense has been burned to the stars and where wine has been poured out as an offering to other gods—they will all be as unclean as Topheth.”

Deuteronomy 4:19

Do not be tempted to worship and serve what you see in the sky—the sun, the moon, and the stars. The Lord your God has given these to all other peoples for them to worship.

Isaiah 63:10

but they rebelled against him and made his holy spirit sad. So the Lord became their enemy and fought against them.

Acts 7:36

He led the people out of Egypt, performing miracles and wonders in Egypt and at the Red Sea and for forty years in the desert.

Hosea 4:17

The people of Israel are under the spell of idols. Let them go their own way.

Ezekiel 8:16

So he took me to the inner courtyard of the Temple. There near the entrance of the sanctuary, between the altar and the porch, were about twenty-five men. They had turned their backs to the sanctuary and were bowing low toward the east, worshiping the rising sun.

Isaiah 66:4

So I will bring disaster upon them—the very things they are afraid of—because no one answered when I called or listened when I spoke. They chose to disobey me and do evil.”

Joshua 24:20

and if you leave him to serve foreign gods, he will turn against you and punish you. He will destroy you, even though he was good to you before.”

Ezekiel 20:25

“Then I gave them laws that are not good and commands that do not bring life.

Psalm 95:10

For forty years I was disgusted with those people. I said, ‘How disloyal they are! They refuse to obey my commands.’

2 Kings 21:3

He rebuilt the pagan places of worship that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he built altars for the worship of Baal and made an image of the goddess Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh also worshiped the stars.

2 Kings 17:16

They broke all the laws of the Lord their God and made two metal bull-calves to worship; they also made an image of the goddess Asherah, worshiped the stars, and served the god Baal.

Deuteronomy 17:3

by worshiping and serving other gods or the sun or the moon or the stars, contrary to the Lord's command.

Isaiah 43:23

You did not bring me your burnt offerings of sheep; you did not honor me with your sacrifices. I did not burden you by demanding offerings or wear you out by asking for incense.

Hebrews 3:9

There they put me to the test and tried me, says God, although they had seen what I did for forty years.

Jeremiah 8:2

Instead of being gathered and buried, their bones will be like manure lying on the ground. They will be spread out before the sun, the moon, and the stars, which these people have loved and served, and which they have consulted and worshiped.

John 6:45

The prophets wrote, ‘Everyone will be taught by God.’ Anyone who hears the Father and learns from him comes to me.

Acts 13:40

Take care, then, so that what the prophets said may not happen to you: