Acts 7:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Acts 7:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 7:527 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Acts 7:5
And He promised, it says, to give it to him, and to his seed after him. Acts 7:5 Herein is shown the greatness both of God's goodness and of Abraham's faith. For the expression, when as yet he had no child, does show his obedience and faith. Promised to give it to him and to his seed. And yet the events showed the contrary: namely, after he came, he had not so much as to set his foot on, had not a child; which very things were contrary to his faith. These things having seen,…
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