Acts 7:33

Acts 7:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Then the Lord said to him, “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

Context of Acts 7:33

31When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he was approaching to look at it, the voice of the Lord came: 32I am the God of your ancestors — the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look. “The Lord said to him: Take off the sandals from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt. 35“This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge? — this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Acts 7:33 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος· λῦσον τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν σου· ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐφ᾽ ᾧ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Put offλύωluō · to looseG3089
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• shoesὑπόδημαhupodēma · sandalG5266
• fromπούςpous · footG4228
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whereὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou standestἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• groundγῆgē · earth: soilG1093

Cross-references for Acts 7:33

• Exodus 3:5“Do not come closer,” he said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
• Joshua 5:15The commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did that.
• Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.
• 2 Peter 1:18We ourselves heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.

Commentaries on Acts 7:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Then said the Lord … - In Exodus 3:5. To put off the shoes; or sandals, was an act of reverence. The ancients were especially not permitted to enter a temple or holy place with their shoes on. Indeed, it was customary for the Jews to remove their shoes whenever they entered any house as a mere matter of civility. Compare the notes on John 13:5. See Joshua 5:15. “The same custom, growing out of the same feeling,” says Prof. Hackett (Illustrations of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-41Verses 30-41 Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's taking upon him the nature of…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. 30-3430-34. an angel of the Lord--rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself Jehovah (Compare Ac 7:38).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