Acts 7:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.”
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“God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And God spake thus, That his seed shall be sojourning in a strange land, and they shall cause it to serve, and shall do it evil four hundred years,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 7:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
- Genesis 15:16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
- Exodus 12:40Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
- Galatians 3:17What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
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