Acts 7:7

And the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said the Lord; and after these things they shall go out, and shall serve me in this place.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

In Context

6And God said to him: That his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and that they should bring them under bondage, and treat them evil four hundred years.

8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:14But I will judge the nation which they shall serve, and after this they shall come out with great substance.

Exodus 7:1And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I have appointed thee the God of Pharao: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Psalms 74:12But God is our king before ages: he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.

Psalms 105:27He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.

Psalms 136:10He smote many nations, and slew mighty kings:

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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