Acts 13:18

Acts 13:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)for about forty years he endured their conduct in the wilderness;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness.

Context of Acts 13:18

16Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said, “Fellow Israelites, and you who fear God, listen! 17The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, made the people prosper during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty arm. And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness; 19and after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance. 20This all took about 450 years. After this, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

Acts 13:18 word by word

καὶ ὡς τεσσερακονταετῆ χρόνον ἐτροποφόρησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• aboutὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the timeχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
• of forty yearsτεσσαρακονταετήςtessarakontaetēs · forty yearsG5063
• suffered heτροποφορέωtropophoreō · to put up withG5159
• their mannersαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Acts 13:18

• Acts 7:36This man led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
• Exodus 16:2The entire Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
• Numbers 14:22none of the men who have seen my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested me these ten times and did not obey me,
• Deuteronomy 9:7“Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God in the wilderness. You have been rebelling against the Lord from the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place.
• Nehemiah 9:16But our ancestors acted arrogantly; they became stiff-necked and did not listen to your commands.
• Psalms 78:17But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
• Psalms 95:8Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on that day at Massah in the wilderness
• Psalms 106:13They soon forgot his works and would not wait for his counsel.
• Ezekiel 20:10“‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
• Amos 5:25“House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to me during the forty years in the wilderness?
• 1 Corinthians 10:1Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,

Commentaries on Acts 13:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18About the time of forty years - The space of time between their coming out of Egypt, and going into the promised land. Suffered he their manners - ; He dealt indulgently with them: howsoever they behaved towards him, he mercifully bore with, and kindly treated them. But instead of , ACE, some others, with the Syriac, Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopic, and some of the fathers, read , which signifies, he nourished and fed them, or bore them about in his arms as a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And about the time of forty years - They were this time going from Egypt to the land of Canaan. Exodus 16:35; Numbers 33:38. Suffered he their manners - This passage has been very variously rendered. See the margin. Syriac, “He nourished them,” etc. Arabic, “He blessed them, and nourished them,” etc. The Greek word is not elsewhere used in the New Testament. It properly means to tolerate, or endure the conduct of anyone, implying that that conduct is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-31Verses 14-31 When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; they should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This is helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the word profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22To establish common ground with his audience, Paul traced Jewish history starting from the Israelite exodus from Egypt. He emphasized: the Israelites' escape from Egyptian slavery, their settlement in Canaan, the establishment of the kingdom of Israel, the removal of King Saul, and the special role of King David.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2218-22. forty years suffered he their manners--rather, according to what appears the true reading, "cherished he them" (as a nurse the infant in her bosom).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:18

• Antioch
• Law
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Commentaries on Acts 13

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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