Acts 7:2

Good News Translation

Stephen answered, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! Before our ancestor Abraham had gone to live in Haran, the God of glory appeared to him in Mesopotamia

Cross References

Genesis 11:31

Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, who was the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife, and with them he left the city of Ur in Babylonia to go to the land of Canaan. They went as far as Haran and settled there.

Genesis 12:1

The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's home, and go to a land that I am going to show you.

Genesis 12:5

Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the wealth and all the slaves they had acquired in Haran, and they started out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

Genesis 15:7

Then the Lord said to him, “I am the Lord, who led you out of Ur in Babylonia, to give you this land as your own.”

Genesis 29:4

Jacob asked the shepherds, “My friends, where are you from?” “From Haran,” they answered.

Nehemiah 9:7

You, Lord God, chose Abram and led him out of Ur in Babylonia; you changed his name to Abraham.

Psalm 24:10

Who is this great king? The triumphant Lord—he is the great king!

Psalm 24:7

Fling wide the gates, open the ancient doors, and the great king will come in.

Psalm 29:3

The voice of the Lord is heard on the seas; the glorious God thunders, and his voice echoes over the ocean.

Isaiah 37:12

My ancestors destroyed the cities of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and killed the people of Betheden who lived in Telassar, and none of their gods could save them.

Isaiah 51:2

Think of your ancestor, Abraham, and of Sarah, from whom you are descended. When I called Abraham, he was childless, but I blessed him and gave him children; I made his descendants numerous.

Isaiah 6:3

They were calling out to each other: “Holy, holy, holy! The Lord Almighty is holy! His glory fills the world.”

Matthew 6:13

Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.’

Luke 2:14

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased!”

John 1:14

The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father's only Son.

John 12:41

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.

Acts 22:1

“My fellow Jews, listen to me as I make my defense before you!”

Acts 23:7

As soon as he said this, the Pharisees and Sadducees started to quarrel, and the group was divided. (

Acts 7:1

The High Priest asked Stephen, “Is this true?”

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this world knew this wisdom. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Ephesians 1:17

and ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you the Spirit, who will make you wise and reveal God to you, so that you will know him.

Titus 2:13

as we wait for the blessed Day we hope for, when the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ will appear.

Hebrews 1:3

He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power.

Hebrews 11:8

It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.

James 2:1

My friends, as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, you must never treat people in different ways according to their outward appearance.

Joshua 24:2

Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has to say: ‘Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. One of those ancestors was Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor.

Revelation 4:11

“Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory, honor, and power. For you created all things, and by your will they were given existence and life.”