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Acts 7:7

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7:7But I will punish16 the nation they serve as slaves,’ said God, ‘and after these things they will come out of there17 and worship18 me in this place.’19

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Footnotes

  1. 16 κρίνω 5.b.α states, “Oft. the emphasis is unmistakably laid upon that which follows the Divine Judge’s verdict, upon the condemnation or punishment: condemn, punish … Ac 7:7 (Gen 15:14).”
  2. 17 The words “of there” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. A quotation from Gen 15:14.
  3. 18 Or “and serve,” but with religious/cultic overtones ( λατρεύω).
  4. 19 An allusion to Exod 3:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will judge the nation that they will serve as slaves, God said. After this, they will come out and worship me in this place.

NLTNew Living Translation

‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and in the end they will come out and worship me here in this place.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and the nation that they will serve as slaves, I will judge,’ God said, ‘and after these things they will come out and will worship me in this place.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.