Acts 7:13

Acts 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
• New International Version (NIV)On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh.

Context of Acts 7:13

11Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food. 12When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time. The second time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. 14Joseph invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five people in all, 15and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,

Acts 7:13 word by word

καὶ ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ ἀνεγνωρίσθη Ἰωσὴφ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ, καὶ φανερὸν ἐγένετο τῷ Φαραὼ τὸ γένος τοῦ Ἰωσήφ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• was made knownἀναγνωρίζωanagnōrizomai · to recognizeG319
• toἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• kindredγένοςgenos · family: descendantG1085
• was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• knownφανερόςphaneros · clearG5318
• unto PharaohΦαραώPharaō · PharaohG5328

Cross-references for Acts 7:13

• Genesis 45:1Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants, so he called out, “Send everyone away from me!” No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers.
• Genesis 46:31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s family, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh, telling him, ‘My brothers and my father’s family, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
• Genesis 47:1So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.”

Commentaries on Acts 7:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Joseph was made known - Genesis 45:4. Joseph‘s kindred … - His relatives; his family, Genesis 45:16.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