Stephen’s Address: The Call of Abraham (Genesis 12:1–9)
1 TNT Then sayde the chefe prest: is it even so? BSB BSB: Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
2 TNT And he sayde: ye men brethren and fathers harken to. The God of glory appered vnto oure father Abraham whyll he was yet in Mesopotamia before he dwelt in Charran BSB BSB: And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
3 TNT and sayd vnto him: come out of thy contre and from thy kynred and come into the londe which I shall shewe the. BSB BSB: and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
4 TNT Then came he out of the londe of Chaldey and dwelt in Charran. And after that assone as his father was deed he brought him into this lande in which ye now dwell BSB BSB: So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
5 TNT and he gave him none inheritaunce in it no not the bredeth of a fote: but promised that he wolde geve it to him to possesse and to his seed after him when as yet he had no chylde. BSB BSB: He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
6 TNT God verely spake on this wyse that his seade shulde be a dweller in a straunge londe and that they shulde kepe them in bondage and entreate them evyll .iiii.C. yeares. BSB BSB: God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
7 TNT But the nacion to whom they shalbe in bondage will I iudge sayde God. And after that shall they come forthe and serve me in this place. BSB BSB: ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’
8 TNT And he gave him the covenaunt of circumcision. And he begat Isaac and circumcised him the viii. daye and Isaac begat Iacob and Iacob the twelve patriarkes. BSB BSB: Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Joseph Sold into Egypt (Genesis 37:12–30)
9 TNT And the patriarkes havinge indignacion solde Ioseph into Egipte. And God was with him BSB BSB: Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
10 TNT and delivered him out of all his adversities. And gave him faveour and wisdome in the sight of Pharao kynge of Egipte which made him governer over Egipte and over all his housholde. BSB BSB: and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
11 TNT Then came ther a derth over all the londe of Egipt and Canaan and great affliccion that our fathers founde no sustenauce. BSB BSB: Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
12 TNT But when Iacob hearde that ther was corne in Egipte he sent oure fathers fyrst BSB BSB: When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
13 TNT and at the seconde tyme Ioseph was knowen of his brethren and Iosephs kynred was made knowne vnto Pharao. BSB BSB: On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14 TNT Then sent Ioseph and caused his father to be brought and all his kynne thre score and xv. soules. BSB BSB: Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
Israel Oppressed in Egypt (Exodus 1:8–22)
15 TNT And Iacob descended into Egipte and dyed bothe he and oure fathers BSB BSB: So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
16 TNT and were translated into Sichem and were put in the sepulcre that Abraham bought for money of the sonnes of Emor at Sichem. BSB BSB: Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
17 TNT When the tyme of the promes drue nye (which God had sworme to Abraham) the people grewe and multiplied in Egipte BSB BSB: As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
18 TNT till another kynge arose which knewe not of Ioseph. BSB BSB: Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
19 TNT The same dealte suttelly with oure kynred and evyll intreated oure fathers and made them to cast oute their younge chyldren that they shuld not remayne alyve. BSB BSB: He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
The Birth and Adoption of Moses (Exodus 2:1–10; Hebrews 11:23–29)
20 TNT The same tyme was Moses borne and was a proper childe in the sight of God which was norisshed vp in his fathers housse thre monethes. BSB BSB: At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
21 TNT When he was cast out Pharoes doughter toke him vp and norisshed him vp for her awne sonne. BSB BSB: When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
22 TNT And Moses was learned in all maner wisdome of the Egipcians and was mighty in dedes and in wordes. BSB BSB: So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
The Rejection and Flight of Moses (Exodus 2:11–22)
23 TNT And when he was full forty yeare olde it came into his hert to visit his brethren the chyldren of Israhel. BSB BSB: When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
24 TNT And when he sawe one of them suffre wronge he defended him and avenged his quarrell that had the harme done to him and smote the Egypcian. BSB BSB: And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
25 TNT For he supposed hys brethren wolde have vnderstonde how that God by his hondes shuld save them But they vnderstode not. BSB BSB: He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
26 TNT And the next daye he shewed him selfe vnto them as they strove and wolde have set the at one agayne sayinge: Syrs ye are brethren why hurte ye one another? BSB BSB: The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
27 TNT But he that dyd his neghbour wronge thrust him awaye sayinge: who made the a rular and a iudge amonge vs? BSB BSB: But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
28 TNT What wilt thou kyll me as thou dyddest the Egyptian yester daye? BSB BSB: Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 TNT Then fleed Moses at that sayenge and was a stranger in the londe of Madian where he begat two sonnes. BSB BSB: At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
The Call of Moses (Exodus 3:1–22)
30 TNT And when .xl. yeares were expired ther appered to him in the wyldernes of mounte Syna an angell of the Lorde in a flamme of fyre in a busshe. BSB BSB: After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
31 TNT When Moses sawe it he wondred at the syght. And as he drue neare to beholde the voyce of the Lorde came vnto him: BSB BSB: When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
32 TNT I am the God of thy fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob. Moses trembled and durst not beholde. BSB BSB: ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
33 TNT Then sayde the Lorde to him: Put of thy showes from thy fete for the place where thou stondest is holy grounde. BSB BSB: Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
34 TNT I have perfectly sene the affliccion of my people which is in Egypte and I have hearde their gronynge and am come doune to delyver them. And now come and I will sende the into Egypte. BSB BSB: I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
35 TNT This Moses whom they forsoke sayinge: who made the a ruelar and a iudge: the same God sent bothe a ruler and delyverer by the hondes of the angell which appered to him in the busshe. BSB BSB: This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 TNT And the same brought them out shewynge wonders and signes in Egypte and in the reed see and in the wyldernes .xl. yeares. BSB BSB: He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
38 TNT This is he that was in the congregacion in the wyldernes with the angell which spake to him in the moute Syna and with oure fathers. This man receaved the worde of lyfe to geve vnto vs BSB BSB: He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
The Rebellion of Israel (Exodus 32:1–35; Deuteronomy 9:7–29; Amos 5:16–27)
39 TNT to who oure fathers wolde not obeye but cast it from them and in their hertes turned backe agayne into Egypte BSB BSB: But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
40 TNT sayinge vnto Aaron: Make vs goddes to goo before vs. For this Moses that brought vs out of the londe of Egypte we wote not what is become of him. BSB BSB: They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
41 TNT And they made a calfe in those dayes and offered sacrifice vnto the ymage and reioysed in the workes of their awne hondes. BSB BSB: At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
42 TNT Then God turned him selfe and gave them vp that they shuld worship the starres of the skye as it is written in the boke of the prophetes. O ye of the housse of Israel gave ye to me sacrefices and meate offerynges by the space of xl. yeares in the wildernes? BSB BSB: But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 TNT And ye toke vnto you the tabernacle of Moloch and the starre of youre god Remphan figures which ye made to worshippe them. And I will translate you beyonde Babylon. BSB BSB: You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
The Tabernacle of the Testimony (Exodus 40:1–33; Hebrews 9:1–10)
44 TNT Oure fathers had the tabernacle of witnes in the wyldernes as he had apoynted the speakynge vnto Moses that he shuld make it acordynge to the fassion that he had sene. BSB BSB: Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
45 TNT Which tabernacle oure fathers receaved and brought it in with Iosue into the possession of the gentyls which God drave out before the face of oure fathers vnto the tyme of David BSB BSB: And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
46 TNT which founde favour before God and desyred that he myght fynde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob. BSB BSB: who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47 TNT But Salomon bylt him an housse. BSB BSB: But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
48 TNT How be it he that is hyest of all dwelleth not in temple made with hondes as saith the Prophete: BSB BSB: However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
49 TNT Heven is my seate and erth is my fote stole what housse will ye bylde for me sayth the Lorde? or what place is it that I shuld rest in? BSB BSB: ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
50 TNT hath not my honde made all these thinges? BSB BSB: Has not My hand made all these things?’
51 TNT Ye stiffenecked and of vncircumcised hertes and eares: ye have all wayes resisted the holy goost: as youre fathers dyd so do ye. BSB BSB: You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
52 TNT Which of the prophetes have not youre fathers persecuted? And they have slayne them which shewed before of the commynge of that iust whom ye have now betrayed and mordred. BSB BSB: Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
53 TNT And ye also have receaved a lawe by the ordinaunce of angels and have not kept it. BSB BSB: you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
The Stoning of Stephen 54 TNT When they hearde these thinges their hertes clave a sunder and they gnasshed on him with their tethe. BSB BSB: On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 TNT But he beynge full of the holy goost loked vp stedfastlye with his eyes into heven and sawe the glorie of God and Iesus stondynge on the ryght honde of God BSB BSB: But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
56 TNT and sayde: beholde I se the hevens open and the sonne of man stondynge on the ryght honde of god. BSB BSB: “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
57 TNT Then they gave a shute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ranne apon him all at once BSB BSB: At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
58 TNT and caste him out of the cite and stoned him. And the witnesses layde doune their clothes at a yonge mannes fete named Saul. BSB BSB: They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 TNT And they stoned Steven callynge on and sayinge: Lorde Iesu receave my sprete. BSB BSB: While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
60 TNT And he kneled doune and cryed with a loude voyce: Lorde laye not this synne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken he fell a slepe. BSB BSB: Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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