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Acts 7:20

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7:20At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful55 to God. For56 three months he was brought up in his father’s house,

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  1. 55 Or “was well-formed before God,” or “was well-pleasing to God” ( ἀστεῖος suggests the meaning is more like “well-bred” as far as God was concerned; see Exod 2:2).
  2. 56 Grk “who was brought up for three months.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation by changing the relative pronoun to a regular pronoun (“he”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God’s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father’s house,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for by his family.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God’s sight. He was cared for in his father’s home for three months.

NLTNew Living Translation

“At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God’s eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. He was brought up for three months in his father’s house,

KJV 1900King James Version

In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months: