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Acts 7:39 — King James Version← Study notes

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,


Acts 7:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:3918 words
GreekMeaning
to whomrelative pronounG3739
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἠθέλησανēthelēsan
wantedverbG2309
ὑπήκοοιhypēkooi
obedientadjectiveG5255
γενέσθαιgenesthai
to beverbG1096
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πατέρεςpateres
fathersnounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἀπώσαντοapōsanto
they thrust awayverbG683
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐστράφησανestraphēsan
they turned backverbG4762
ἐνen
about, after, againstprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
καρδίαιςkardiais
heartnounG2588
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ΑἴγυπτονAigypton
EgyptnounG125
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:39

To whom, he says, our fathers would not obey: Acts 7:39 after the wonders done in those forty years. And not only so, but just the contrary: but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt. Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him. And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 17 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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