Acts 7:19

He deceived our people and forced our fathers to expose their newborn infants so they would not be kept alive.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18until there arose another king over Egypt, a king who did not know about Joseph.

20At that time Moses was born; he was very beautiful before God and was nourished for three months in his father's house.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:9He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and stronger than we are.

Psalms 105:25He caused their enemies to hate his people, 1 to mistreat his servants. 1

Revelation 12:4His tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them down to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth, he would devour her child.

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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