Acts 7:20

Acts 7:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
• New International Version (NIV)“At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for by his family.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months.

Context of Acts 7:20

18until another king who did not know about Joseph ruled over Egypt. 19This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die. At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. For three months he was brought up in his father’s house, 21and when he had been abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son. 22So Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his words and deeds.

Acts 7:20 word by word

ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς καὶ ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ θεῷ· ὃς ἀνετράφη μῆνας τρεῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρόςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• was bornγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• exceedingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• exceedingθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• fairἀστεῖοςasteios · beautifulG791
• nourished upἀνατρέφωanatrephō · to bring upG397
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• father’sπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• monthsμήνmēn · monthG3376

Cross-references for Acts 7:20

• Exodus 2:2The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a healthy child, she hid him for three months.
• 1 Samuel 16:12So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him. This is the one!”
• Hebrews 11:23By faith, when Moses was born, his parents hid him for three months, because they saw the child was beautiful and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.

Commentaries on Acts 7:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Moses - was exceeding fair - Ϛ ͅ ͅ, Was fair to God, i.e. was divinely beautiful. See the note on Exodus 2:2.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20In which time … - During this period of oppression. See Exodus 2:2, etc. Was exceeding fair - Greek: “was fair to God”; properly rendered, “was very handsome.” The word “God” in the Greek here in accordance with the Hebrew usage, by which anything that is “very handsome, lofty, or grand” is thus designated. Thus, Psalm 36:7, “mountains of God,” mean lofty mountains; Psalm 80:11, “cedars of God,” mean lofty, beautiful cedars. Thus, Nineveh is called “a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-29Verses 17-29 Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfilling of God's promises. Suffering times often are growing times with the church. God is preparing for his people's deliverance, when their day is darkest, and their distress deepest. Moses was exceeding fair, "fair toward God;" it is the beauty of holiness which is in God's sight of great price. He was wonderfully preserved in his infancy; for God will take special care of those of whom…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. 20-2220-22. In which time--of deepest depression. Moses was born--the destined deliverer. exceeding fair--literally, "fair to God" (Margin), or, perhaps, divinely "fair" (see on He 11:23).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