Acts 7:2

Stephen begins respectfully, recounting how the God of glory appeared to Abraham in Mesopotamia. He grounds his defense in Israel's own Scriptures.

Cross-references · 24

• Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
• Gen 11:31And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
• Ps 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
• Heb 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• Neh 9:7You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
• John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Gen 15:7The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
• Ps 24:10Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah
• Gen 12:1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
• Rev 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
• John 12:41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
• Gen 12:5And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
• Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
• Isa 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
• Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• Acts 23:7As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
• Josh 24:2And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
• 1 Cor 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
• Gen 29:4“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
• Ps 24:7Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
• Isa 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
• 2 Cor 4:4–6The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
• Rev 5:12–13In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

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