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

16So Paul stood up. He raised his hand towards the people so that they would listen to him. Then he said to them, ‘Some of you are Jews, like us. Some of you are Gentiles who now worship our God. All of you, listen carefully to me. 17The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors to be his people. While they lived in Egypt, God caused his people to become a very large group. They lived as foreign people in Egypt. But God used his great power to bring them out from that country. The people of Israel did not obey God. But God took care of them in the wilderness for 40 years. 19He destroyed seven nations of people who lived in the land of Canaan. God gave their land to his own people so that they could live there. 20All of these things happened during about 450 years. After this, God gave to his people leaders who were called judges. They ruled Israel until the time when God's prophet Samuel was alive.

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 7:36So it was Moses who led the people of Israel out of Egypt. He did some powerful things before the people left Egypt. This showed that God was with him. He did more miracles at the Red Sea. Then he led the people through the wilderness for 40 years. He also did more miracles there.
• Exodus 16:2When they were in the desert, all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron.
• Numbers 14:22All these people have seen my glory. They have seen the miracles that I did in Egypt and in the desert. But they have tested me many times now to see if I would punish them. They still do not obey me.
• Deuteronomy 9:7Remember how you made the Lord your God angry when you were in the desert. Never forget that! Since you left Egypt, you have always turned against the Lord your God. You have continued to make him angry all the time until you arrived here.
• Nehemiah 9:16But our ancestors turned away from you. They would not agree to obey your commands.
• Psalms 78:17But his people continued to do bad things against him. In the wilderness, they turned against the Most High God.
• Psalms 95:8He says, ‘Do not refuse to obey me, like my people did at Meribah. They also did that one day at Massah, in the desert.
• Psalms 106:13But they soon forgot what the Lord had done to help them. They did not wait for him to tell them what to do.
• Ezekiel 20:10So I brought my people out of Egypt. I led them into the wilderness.
• Amos 5:25You people of Israel's family, listen to me! I led you through the wilderness for 40 years. During that time, did you worship me with sacrifices and offerings? No!
• 1 Corinthians 10:1My Christian friends, remember what happened to our Israelite ancestors. Moses led them out of Egypt long ago. While they followed Moses, they all walked under the same cloud. All of them walked across the Red Sea.
• Hebrews 3:7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.

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

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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