Christian Standard Bible
Acts 7:34
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.
Acts 7:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
- New International Version (NIV)I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.” ’
Context of Acts 7:34
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. 33“The Lord said to him: Take off the sandals from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy ground. I 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. 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.
Read all of Acts 7Acts 7:34 word by word
ἰδὼν εἶδον τὴν κάκωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου τοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ αὐτῶν ἤκουσα· καὶ κατέβην ἐξελέσθαι αὐτούς· καὶ νῦν δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I have seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the afflictionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the afflictionκάκωσιςkakōsis · oppressionG2561
- ofλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- is inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- I have heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- groaningστεναγμόςstenagmos · groanG4726
- am come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- to deliverἐξαιρέωexaireō · to take out/selectG1807
- nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
- comeδεῦροdeuro · comeG1204
- I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
Cross-references for Acts 7:34
- Exodus 2:23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, they cried out, and their cry for help because of the difficult labor ascended to God.
- Exodus 3:7Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,
- Exodus 4:31The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had paid attention to them and that he had seen their misery, they knelt low and worshiped.
- Exodus 6:5Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.
- Judges 2:18Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive. The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them.
- Judges 10:15But the Israelites said, “We have sinned. Deal with us as you see fit; only rescue us today!”
- Nehemiah 9:9You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.
- Psalms 106:44When he heard their cry, he took note of their distress,
- Isaiah 63:8He said, “They are indeed my people, children who will not be disloyal,” and he became their Savior.
- Genesis 11:5Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building.
- Genesis 18:21I will go down to see if what they have done justifies the cry that has come up to me. If not, I will find out.”
- Exodus 3:8and I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey — the territory of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Numbers 11:17Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the Spirit who is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
- Psalms 144:5Lord, part your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
- Isaiah 64:1If only you would tear the heavens open and come down, so that mountains would quake at your presence —
- John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven — the Son of Man.
Commentaries on Acts 7:34
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34I have seen - The repetition of this word is in accordance with the usage of the Hebrew writers when they wish to represent anything emphatically. Their groaning - Under their oppressions. Am come down - This is spoken in accordance with human conceptions. It means that God was about to deliver them. I will send thee - This is a mere summary of what is expressed at much greater length in Exodus 3:7-10.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
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