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Stephen speaks to the Jewish leaders

The most important priest said to Stephen, ‘These men are saying things against you. Are these things true?’

Stephen said, ‘Men of Israel, my friends and leaders. Listen to what I say. Our great God appeared to our ancestor, Abraham, when he was still living in Mesopotamia. This happened before he went to Haran. God said to Abraham, “Leave your own country and your own family and go to a different country. I will show you where that will be.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 7:3 Abraham lived with his father in a city called Ur. Ur was in a country called Babylonia, which is now part of Iraq. Abraham moved with his father from Ur to live in Haran.