Acts 7:18

A new king came to the throne in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

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In The King James Version

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

In Context

17As the time approached regarding the promise that God had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt increased.

19He took advantage of our people and treated our ancestors badly, forcing them to abandon their babies so they would die.

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Matthew Henry on Acts 7:18-30

Stephen's Address. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: 21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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