Acts 7:41 Parallel Translations

That was the time they made a calf. They offered a sacrifice to that false god and delighted in what they had made.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

ASV:

And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

BBE:

And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands.

DBY:

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

ERV:

And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

WEY:

"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.

WBS:

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

WEB:

They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

YLT:

'And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands,

Acts 7:41 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 32:4 He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt."

Exodus 32:6 So the next day they rose early and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

Revelation 9:20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

7:41 And they made a {n} calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
(n) This was the superstition of the Egyptian's idolatry: for they worshipped Apis, a strange and marvellous looking calf, and made beautiful images of cows.

PNT:

7:39-42 To whom our fathers would not obey, etc. These verses summarize the unbelief, disbelief and waywardness of Israel under Moses. The point is to show that the rejection of Christ harmonizes with their past history. See Ex 16:3 17:04 32:1-14 De 4:19.

WES:

7:41 And they made a calf - In imitation of Apis, the Egyptian god: and rejoiced in the works of their hands - In the god they had made.

MHC:

7:30-41 Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's taking upon him the nature of man, and the union between the Divine and human nature. The death of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, cannot break the covenant relation between God and them. Our Saviour by this proves the future state, Mt 22:31. Abraham is dead, yet God is still his God, therefore Abraham is still alive. Now, this is that life and immortality which are brought to light by the gospel. Stephen here shows that Moses was an eminent type of Christ, as he was Israel's deliverer. God has compassion for the troubles of his church, and the groans of his persecuted people; and their deliverance takes rise from his pity. And that deliverance was typical of what Christ did, when, for us men, and for our salvation, he came down from heaven. This Jesus, whom they now refused, as their fathers did Moses, even this same has God advanced to be a Prince and Saviour. It does not at all take from the just honour of Moses to say, that he was but an instrument, and that he is infinitely outshone by Jesus. In asserting that Jesus should change the customs of the ceremonial law. Stephen was so far from blaspheming Moses, that really he honoured him, by showing how the prophecy of Moses was come to pass, which was so clear. God who gave them those customs by his servant Moses, might, no doubt, change the custom by his Son Jesus. But Israel thrust Moses from them, and would have returned to their bondage; so men in general will not obey Jesus, because they love this present evil world, and rejoice in their own works and devices.

CONC:

Calf Celebration Form Gods Hands Held Honor Idol Image Joy Kept Moreover Offered Offering Ox Rejoiced Rejoicing Sacrifice Sacrifices Works

Calf Celebration Form Gods Hands Held Idol Image Joy Kept Moreover Offered Offering Ox Rejoiced Rejoicing Sacrifice Sacrifices Time Works Young

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