Acts 7:15

Acts 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers.

Context of Acts 7:15

13On the second trip, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family. 14Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his relatives, 75 people in all. So Jacob went to Egypt, and he and our ancestors died there. 16They were taken to Shechem for burial in the tomb that Abraham purchased in Shechem from Hamor’s sons. 17“When the time that God had promised to Abraham had almost come, the number of our people in Egypt had grown very large.

Acts 7:15 word by word

καὶ κατέβη Ἰακὼβ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384
• went downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• diedτελευτάωteleutaō · to deceaseG5053
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fathersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Acts 7:15

• Genesis 46:3“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make you a great nation there.
• Numbers 20:15Our ancestors went to Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.
• Deuteronomy 10:22When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were 70 of them. Now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
• Deuteronomy 26:5You will make this formal statement in the presence of the Lord your God: “My ancestors were wandering Arameans. There were only a few of them when they went to Egypt and lived as foreigners. But then they became a great, powerful, and large nation.
• Joshua 24:4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau the mountains in Seir as his own. However, Jacob and his sons went to Egypt.
• Genesis 49:33When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet into his bed. He took his last breath and joined his ancestors in death.
• Exodus 1:6Eventually, Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died.
• Hebrews 11:21While Jacob was dying, faith led him to bless each of Joseph’s sons. He leaned on the top of his staff and worshiped God.

Commentaries on Acts 7:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And died - Genesis 49:33. He and our fathers - The time which the Israelites remained in Egypt was 215 years, so that all the sons of Jacob were deceased before the Jews went out to go to the land of Canaan. And were carried over - Jacob himself was buried in the field of Macpelah by Joseph and his brethren, Joshua 24:32; compare Genesis 50:25. No mention is made in the Old Testament of their carrying the bones of any of the other patriarchs, but the…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