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Acts 7:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 7:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:621 words
GreekMeaning
ἐλάλησενelalēsen
SpokeverbG2980
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
οὕτωςhoutōs
thus / soadverbG3779
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἔσταιestai
will beverbG1510
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σπέρμαsperma
seednounG4690
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
πάροικονparoikon
a sojourneradjectiveG3941
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
γῇ
a landnounG1093
ἀλλοτρίᾳallotria
strangeadjectiveG245
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δουλώσουσινdoulōsousin
they will enslaveverbG1402
αὐτὸauto
itpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κακώσουσινkakōsousin
they will mistreat itverbG2559
ἔτηetē
yearsnounG2094
τετρακόσιαtetrakosia
four hundredadjectiveG5071
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:6

See, what a number of years the Promise has been given, and the manner of the Promise, and nowhere sacrifice, nowhere circumcision! He here shows, how God Himself suffered them to be afflicted, not that He had anything to lay to their charge. And they shall bring them into bondage, etc. But nevertheless, they did not these things with impunity. And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage I will judge, said God. For, "Seest thou?" So Edd.}}--> to show that they are not to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
Wisdom for daily life - Acts 7
God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. God is faithful in every circu...
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