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

11But a famine came upon all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress, and our fathers found no food. 12But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first; and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh. 14And Joseph sent and called down to him his father Jacob and all [his] kindred, seventy-five souls. 15And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers,

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

• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• familyγένοςgenos · family: descendantG1085
• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• PharaohΦαραώPharaō · PharaohG5328

Cross-references for Acts 7:13

• Genesis 45:1And Joseph could not control himself before all them that stood by him, and he cried, Put every man out from me! And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brethren.
• Genesis 46:31And Joseph said to his brethren and to his father's house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brethren and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come to me;
• Genesis 47:1And Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said, My father and my brethren, and their sheep and their cattle, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are 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