Acts 7:13

Acts 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
• New International Version (NIV)On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh.

Context of Acts 7:13

11Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food. 12So when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time. On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. 14So Joseph sent a message and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people in all. 15So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, along with our ancestors,

Acts 7:13 word by word

καὶ ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ ἀνεγνωρίσθη Ἰωσὴφ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ, καὶ φανερὸν ἐγένετο τῷ Φαραὼ τὸ γένος τοῦ Ἰωσήφ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• JosephἸωσήφIōsēph · JosephG2501
• was made knownἀναγνωρίζωanagnōrizomai · to recognizeG319
• toἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• kindredγένοςgenos · family: descendantG1085
• was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• knownφανερόςphaneros · clearG5318
• unto PharaohΦαραώPharaō · PharaohG5328

Cross-references for Acts 7:13

• Genesis 45:1Joseph was no longer able to control himself before all his attendants, so he cried out, “Make everyone go out from my presence!” No one remained with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
• Genesis 46:31Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, ‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
• Genesis 47:1Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father, my brothers, their flocks and herds, and all that they own have arrived from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land of Goshen.”

Commentaries on Acts 7:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Joseph was made known - Genesis 45:4. Joseph‘s kindred … - His relatives; his family, Genesis 45:16.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