Acts 7:42

James Moffatt - New Testament

So God turned from them, abandoning them to the worship of the starry Host — as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did you offer me victims and sacrifices during the forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?

Cross References

Acts 7:36

He it was who led them forth, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the desert during forty years.

Hebrews 3:9

where your fathers put me to the proof, and for forty years felt what I could do.

John 6:45

In the prophets it is written, and they will be all instructed by God; everyone who has listened to the Father and learned from him, comes to me.

Acts 13:40

Beware then in case the prophetic saying applies to you: