Acts 7:19

He dealt treacherously with our race, and mistreated our fathers, forcing them to expose their young children, that they might not live.

Revised King James New Testament

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 another king arose, who knew nothing of Joseph.

20At this time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair in God's sight, and he was cared for in his father's house for three months:

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Cross References

Revelation 12:4And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, to devour her child as soon as it was born.

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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