Acts 7:7-9
Worldwide English (New Testament)
7 And God said, "I will judge the people who make them slaves. After that, they will come out of that land and serve me here."
8 God made the agreement of circumcision with Abraham. Abraham had a son Isaac. He made the mark of circumcision on the child's body and circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac had a son Jacob, and Jacob had twelve sons who were our fathers.
9 `Because they were jealous, they sold Joseph to be a slave in the country of Egypt. But God was with Joseph.
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Acts 7:7-9
New International Version
7 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.’[a](A) 8 Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.(B) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.(C) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,(D) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.(E)
9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,(F) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.(G) But God was with him(H)
Footnotes
- Acts 7:7 Gen. 15:13,14
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