"And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve …" — Acts 7:7

Acts 7:7 · KJV

“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.”

— Acts 7:7

Verse 6

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat {them} evil four hundred years.

Verse 8

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so {Abraham} begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac {begat} Jacob; and Jacob {begat} the twelve patriarchs.

Acts 7 — Context

And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not {so much as} to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when {as yet} he had no child.

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat {them} evil four hundred years.

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.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so {Abraham} begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac {begat} Jacob; and Jacob {begat} the twelve patriarchs.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Cross References

Exodus 3:12

And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this {shall be} a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

Psalms 105:27-36

They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. {his...: Heb. words of his signs}

Exodus 7:1-14

And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Psalms 78:43-51

How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: {wrought: Heb. set}

Psalms 74:12-14

For God {is} my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Psalms 136:10-15

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy {endureth} for ever:

Psalms 135:8-9

Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. {both...: Heb. from man unto beast}

Nehemiah 9:9-11

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;