New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 7:2-16
2And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Hearἀκούσατε.akousateG191me,brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶandres adelphoiG435G80and fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962!The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391appearedG3708to our fatherπατρὶpatriG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11when he was in MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamiaG3318,beforeπρὶνprinG4250he livedκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inHaranΧαρράν,CharranG5488,
4ThenΤότεToteG5119he leftἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831the landγῆςgēsG1093of the ChaldeansΧαλδαίωνChaldaiōnG5466and settledκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inHaranΧαρράν·CharranG5488.From thereG2547,afterμετὰmetaG3326his fatherπατέραpateraG3962diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599, Godhad him moveμετῴκισενmetōkisenG3351to thisταύτηνtautēnG3778countryγῆνgēnG1093in whichἣνhēnG3739you are nowνῦνnunG3568livingκατοικεῖτε,katoikeiteG2730.
5But He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325him noοὐκoukG3756inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817in it, not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761a footποδὸςpodosG4228of groundβῆμαbēmaG968, and yet,even when he had noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνου.teknouG5043,He promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoG1861thatHe would giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325it to him as a possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinG2697,and to his descendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326him.
6ButGodθεός,theosG2316spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to thisG3779effectG3779, that hisdescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690would be aliensπάροικονparoikonG3941in a foreignἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaG245landγῇgēaG1093, and that they wouldbe enslavedδουλώσουσινdoulōsousinG1402and mistreatedκακώσουσινkakōsousinG2559for fourτετρακόσια.tetrakosiaG5071hundredG5071yearsἔτηetēG2094.
7‘And whateverἐὰνeanG3739G1437nationἔθνοςethnosG1484to whichG3739they will be in bondageG1398I Myselfἐγώ,egōG1473will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919,’saidG3004GodθεὸςtheosG2316, ‘andafterμετὰmetaG3326that they will comeἐξελεύσονταιexeleusontaiG1831out andserveλατρεύσουσίνlatreusousinG3000Me in thisG3778placeτόπῳtopōG5117.’
8And HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himthe covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnG1242of circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061;and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779AbrahambecameG1080the fatherG1080of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059him on the eighthὀγδόῃ,ogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250; andIsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464became the father ofJacobἸακώβ,IakōbG2384, andJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384ofthe twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427patriarchsπατριάρχας.patriarchasG3966.
10and rescuedἐξείλατοexeilatoG1807him from allπασῶνpasōnG3956his afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347, andgrantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325him favorχάρινcharinG5485and wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678in the sightG1727of PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125,and he madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525him governorἡγούμενονhēgoumenonG2233overG1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and allὅλονholonG3650his householdοἶκονoikonG3624.
11“NowδὲdeG1161a famineλιμὸςlimosG3042cameἦλθενēlthenG2064overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909allὅληνholēnG3650EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and CanaanΧανάανChanaanG5477,and greatμεγάληmegalēG3173afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347with it,and our fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962could findηὕρισκονhēuriskonG2147noοὐχouchG3756foodχορτάσματαchortasmataG5527.
14ThenκαὶkaiG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649wordand invitedμετεκαλέσατοmetekalesatoG3333JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and allπᾶσανpasanG3956his relativesσυγγένειανsungeneianG4772to come to him,seventy-fiveἑβδομήκοντα πέντε.hebdomēkonta penteG1440G4002personsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590in all.
16From therethey were removedμετετέθησανmetetethēsanG3346toShechemΣυχὲμSuchemG4966and laidἐτέθησανetethēsanG5087in the tombμνήματιmnēmatiG3418whichᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11had purchasedὠνήσατοōnēsatoG5608for a sumτιμῆςtimēsG5092of moneyἀργυρίουarguriouG694from the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofHamorἙμμὼρHemmōrG1697inShechemΣυχέμ.SuchemG4966.
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
New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Commentaries