American Standard Version
Acts 7:11
11Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Acts 7:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
Context of Acts 7:11
9And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him, 10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time. 13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
Read all of Acts 7Acts 7:11 word by word
ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ Χανάαν καὶ θλῖψις μεγάλη καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 7:11
- Genesis 41:54And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
- Genesis 43:1And the famine was sore in the land.
- Genesis 45:5And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
- Genesis 47:13And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
- Psalms 105:16And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.
Commentaries on Acts 7:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Now there came a dearth - A famine, Genesis 41:54. And Chanaan - Jacob was living at that time in Canaan. Found no sustenance - No food; no means of living.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53Stephen answered the accusations by speaking about his Lord (see Luke 21:12–17). Instead of defending himself, he became a witness in God's legal case against them. This revealed how contrary they were and their lack of loyalty. Stephen gave a history of Israel's past and reminded them of their repeated rejections of those who announced God's messages. Stephen's review of Israel's history has three main parts: The work of the patriarchs. This refers to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-169-16. the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him--Here Stephen gives his first example of Israel's opposition to God's purposes, in spite of which and by means of which those purposes were accomplished.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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