Acts 7:11

Acts 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.

Context of Acts 7:11

9One of Jacob's sons was called Joseph. Jacob was more kind to Joseph than to his other sons. For this reason, Joseph's brothers did not like him. So one day they took Joseph and they sold him as a slave. The men that bought Joseph took him to Egypt. There he became the slave of an important man. All this time, God took care of Joseph. 10God saved him from all his troubles and he helped him to live in a wise way. Because of that, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, liked Joseph. He saw that Joseph was very wise. So Pharaoh gave Joseph authority to rule Egypt and everyone in the king's own house. Then there was a famine everywhere in Egypt and in Canaan. Everyone was very hungry and they suffered a lot. Our ancestors also had no food to eat. 12Jacob heard news that Pharaoh had stored a lot of wheat in Egypt. So he sent his sons there to buy food from Pharaoh. This was the first time that they went to Egypt. 13Later, Jacob sent his sons back to Egypt for a second time. This time, Joseph told his brothers who he really was. As a result, Pharaoh came to know about Joseph's family.

Acts 7:11 word by word

ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ Χανάαν καὶ θλῖψις μεγάλη καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• there cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• a dearthλιμόςlimos · hungerG3042
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• the landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the landγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• of EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ChanaanΧαναάνChanaan · CanaanG5477
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• noοὐou · noG3756
• sustenanceχόρτασμαchortasma · foodG5527

Cross-references for Acts 7:11

• Genesis 41:54The seven years of famine began, in the same way that Joseph had said would happen. There was a famine in all the other countries too. But in Egypt, the people still had food to eat.
• Genesis 43:1The famine was still bad in Canaan.
• Genesis 45:5But do not be upset. Do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me like that. No! It was God who sent me here! He sent me here before you came. He did that so that I could save people's lives.
• Genesis 47:13But because the famine was bad, no food grew in all of Egypt. As a result, the people of Egypt and Canaan became hungry and weak.
• Psalms 105:16The Lord sent a famine to the land of Canaan, so that his people had no food left to eat.

Commentaries on Acts 7:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Now there came a dearth - A famine, Genesis 41:54. And Chanaan - Jacob was living at that time in Canaan. Found no sustenance - No food; no means of living.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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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Charge
• Resist
• Saying
• Stone
• Thrust
• Wisdom
• Acts of the Apostles
• Chanaan; Chanaanite

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