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Acts 7:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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 7:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:826 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔδωκενedōken
He gaveverbG1325
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
διαθήκηνdiathēkēn
the covenantnounG1242
περιτομῆςperitomēs
of circumcisionnounG4061
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὕτωςhoutōs
thusadverbG3779
ἐγέννησενegennēsen
he begatverbG1080
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸσαὰκIsaak
IsaacnounG2464
καὶkai
andwordG2532
περιέτεμενperietemen
circumcisedverbG4059
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
τῇ
on thearticleG3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmera
daynounG2250
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ὀγδόῃogdoē
eighthadjectiveG3590
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἸσαὰκIsaak
IsaacnounG2464
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸακώβIakōb
JacobnounG2384
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἸακὼβIakōb
JacobnounG2384
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
δώδεκαdōdeka
twelveadjectiveG1427
πατριάρχαςpatriarchas
patriarchsnounG3966
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:8

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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