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Acts 7:8
8Then God made an covenant with Abraham that his descendants would be his special people. God said, “You must circumcise all your baby boys.” Later, Abraham became the father of Isaac. Abraham circumcised Isaac when he was eight days old. Then Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob himself had 12 sons. These sons became the 12 ancestors of the families of Israel.
Acts 7:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
- New International Version (NIV)Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
Context of Acts 7:8
6This is what God said to him: “Your descendants will live in a foreign country for 400 years. The people in that country will cause your descendants to be their slaves. They will be very cruel to them. 7But I will punish those people who cause your descendants to work as slaves for them. After I have done that, your descendants will leave that country. They will come to this place and worship me here.” That is what God said to Abraham. Then God made an covenant with Abraham that his descendants would be his special people. God said, “You must circumcise all your baby boys.” Later, Abraham became the father of Isaac. Abraham circumcised Isaac when he was eight days old. Then Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob himself had 12 sons. These sons became the 12 ancestors of the families of Israel. 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.
Read all of Acts 7Acts 7:8 word by word
καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ διαθήκην περιτομῆς· καὶ οὕτως ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἰακώβ, καὶ Ἰακὼβ τοὺς δώδεκα πατριάρχας.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- the covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
- of circumcisionπεριτομήperitomē · circumcisionG4061
- soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
- Isaacὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- IsaacἸσαάκIsaak · IsaacG2464
- circumcisedπεριτέμνωperitemnō · to circumciseG4059
- the eighthὄγδοοςogdoos · eighthG3590
- dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384
- theπατριάρχηςpatriarchēs · patriarchG3966
- twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
Cross-references for Acts 7:8
- Genesis 17:9God continued to speak to Abraham. He said, ‘As for you, you must agree to obey me. You must obey the rules of my covenant. You, and all your descendants after you must obey it.
- John 7:22Moses gave you a law that you must circumcise your sons. Your ancestors taught that, even before Moses was born. So you will agree to circumcise a boy, even on the day of rest.
- Romans 4:10They circumcised Abraham to show that he was a Jew. Think about the time when God accepted Abraham. Did it happen before they circumcised him, or after that? We know that it was before they circumcised him!
- Galatians 3:15My Christian friends, I will use an example from our lives. Two people may make an agreement together and they both agree to it properly. If they do that, nobody else can change that agreement. They cannot take away its authority.
- Genesis 17:12Every male child among you must be circumcised when he is eight days old. You must continue to do this for every generation. Do it for every male that lives with you, not just your own family. Circumcise servants that have been born in your house. Also circumcise foreign servants that you have bought with money.
- Genesis 21:1The Lord was kind to Sarah. He did what he had promised to do for her.
- Genesis 25:21Rebekah could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for Rebekah. The Lord did as Isaac asked. And Isaac's wife, Rebekah, became pregnant.
- 1 Chronicles 1:34Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac's sons were: Esau and Israel.
- Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Romans 9:9This is what God promised to Abraham: ‘At this time next year I will come back. Then Sarah, your wife, will have a son.’
- Genesis 29:31The Lord saw that Jacob did not love Leah. So he let her become pregnant. But Rachel did not give birth to any children.
- Genesis 30:1Rachel now knew that she could not give birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her sister. Rachel said to Jacob, ‘Please give me children. If not, I will die.’
- Genesis 35:16Then they left Bethel and they continued to travel. When they were still a long way from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth. She had a lot of pain.
- Exodus 1:1Here are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt with Jacob. Each one went there with his family.
- 1 Chronicles 2:1The sons of Israel were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- Acts 2:29Peter then said, ‘Friends, people of Israel, I must speak clearly to you about our ancestor, King David. He died and people buried his body in the ground. You can still see the place where people buried him.
Commentaries on Acts 7:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He gave him the covenant of circumcision - That is, he instituted the rite of circumcision, as a sign of that covenant which he had made with him and his posterity. See Genesis 17:10, etc. And so Abraham begat Isaac - ̔, And thus, in this covenant, he begat Isaac; and as a proof that he was born under this covenant, was a true son of Abraham and inheritor of the promises, he circumcised him the eighth day; and this rite being observed in the family of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And he gave him - That is, God appointed or commanded this, Genesis 17:9-13. The covenant - The word “covenant” denotes properly “a compact or agreement between two or more persons,” usually attended with seals, pledges, or sanctions. In Genesis 17:7, and elsewhere, it is said that God would establish his “covenant” with Abraham; that is, he made him certain definite promises, attended with pledges and seals, etc. The idea of a strict “compact” or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8the covenant of circumcision: See Genesis 17:9–14. See also “Circumcision in the New Testament” Theme Note.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. four hundred years--using round numbers, as in Ge 15:13, 16 (see on Ga 3:17).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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