Acts 7:36

Acts 7:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
• New International Version (NIV)He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

Context of Acts 7:36

34I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come—let Me send you to Egypt.’ 35“This Moses—whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who appointed you as ruler and judge?’—is the one whom God sent as both ruler and redeemer, by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. 37This is the Moses who said to Bnei-Yisrael, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ 38“This is the one who was in the community in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living words to pass on to us.

Acts 7:36 word by word

οὗτος ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ποιήσας τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ ἐν ἐρυθρᾷ θαλάσσῃ καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• broughtἐξάγωexagō · to lead outG1806
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• after that he had shewedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• wondersτέραςteras · wondersG5059
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• of EgyptΑἴγυπτοςAiguptos · EgyptG125
• theθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• ·ἐρυθρόςeruthros · Red (Sea)G2063
• the wildernessἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• fortyτεσσαράκονταtessarakonta · fortyG5062
• yearsἔτοςetos · yearG2094

Cross-references for Acts 7:36

• Exodus 12:41So it happened at the end of 430 years, to the very day, that all the armies of Adonai went out from the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 33:1Then Adonai said to Moses, “Leave, get out of this place, you and the people that you have brought out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob saying, ‘I will give it to your seed.’
• Exodus 7:1So Adonai said to Moses, “See, I have set you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet.
• Deuteronomy 4:33Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard—and lived?
• Deuteronomy 6:21then you are to tell your son, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and Adonai brought us out from Egypt with a mighty hand.
• Nehemiah 9:10You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all the people of his land, for You knew how insolently they treated them. You made a name for Yourself which remains to this day.
• Psalms 78:12He did miracles in front of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the plain of Zoan.
• Psalms 105:27They performed His signs among them —miracles in the land of Ham.
• Psalms 106:8Yet He saved them for His Name’s sake, to make His mighty power known.
• Psalms 135:8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both man and beast.
• Psalms 136:9the moon and stars to rule by night, for His lovingkindness endures forever,
• Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Adonai drove the sea back with a strong east wind throughout the night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided.
• Exodus 15:23When they came to Marah, they could not drink from the waters because they were bitter. On account of this it was called Marah.
• Exodus 16:1They journeyed on from Elim, and the entire community of Bnei-Yisrael came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after leaving the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 19:1In the third month after Bnei-Yisrael had gone out of the land of Egypt, that same day they arrived at the wilderness of Sinai.
• Numbers 9:15On the day the Tabernacle was erected, the cloud covered the Tabernacle. By evening until morning, the cloud above the Tent of Testimony had an appearance like fire.

Commentaries on Acts 7:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36He brought them out, after that he had showed wonders, etc. - Thus the very person whom they had rejected, and, in effect, delivered up into the hands of Pharaoh that he might be slain, was the person alone by whom they were redeemed from their Egyptian bondage. And does not St. Stephen plainly say by this, that the very person, Jesus Christ, whom they had rejected and delivered up into the hands of Pilate to be crucified, was the person alone by whom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Wonders and signs - Miracles, and remarkable interpositions of God. See the notes on Acts 2:22. In the land of Egypt - By the ten plagues. Exodus 412. In the Red sea - Dividing it, and conducting the Israelites in safety, and overthrowing the Egyptians, Exodus 14. In the wilderness - During their forty years‘ journey to the promised land. The wonders or miracles were, providing them with manna daily; with flesh in a miraculous manner; with water from the…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. 35-4135-41. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge, &c.--Here, again, "the stone which the builders refused is made the head of the corner" (Psa 118:22).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