Acts 7:33

Acts 7:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Then the Lord said to him, “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

Context of Acts 7:33

31When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord, 32‘I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely. But the Lord said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.’ 35This same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Acts 7:33 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος· λῦσον τὸ ὑπόδημα τῶν ποδῶν σου· ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐφ᾽ ᾧ ἕστηκας γῆ ἁγία ἐστίν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Put offλύωluō · to looseG3089
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• shoesὑπόδημαhupodēma · sandalG5266
• fromπούςpous · footG4228
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whereὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou standestἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• groundγῆgē · earth: soilG1093

Cross-references for Acts 7:33

• Exodus 3:5God said, “Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
• Joshua 5:15The commander of the Lord’s army answered Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.
• Ecclesiastes 5:1Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
• 2 Peter 1:18When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

Commentaries on Acts 7:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Then said the Lord … - In Exodus 3:5. To put off the shoes; or sandals, was an act of reverence. The ancients were especially not permitted to enter a temple or holy place with their shoes on. Indeed, it was customary for the Jews to remove their shoes whenever they entered any house as a mere matter of civility. Compare the notes on John 13:5. See Joshua 5:15. “The same custom, growing out of the same feeling,” says Prof. Hackett (Illustrations of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-41Verses 30-41 Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's taking upon him the nature of…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. 30-3430-34. an angel of the Lord--rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself Jehovah (Compare Ac 7:38).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