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href="/bsb/acts/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/7.htm">New International Version</a> But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,&#8217 God said, &#8216and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/acts/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> ‘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.’ <a href="/esv/acts/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> ‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’ <a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’ <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the nation to which they will be in bondage, I will judge,' God said, 'and after these things they will come forth and will serve Me in this place.' <a href="/kjv/acts/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/7.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will judge,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.’ <a href="/nasb_/acts/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘AND WHATEVER NATION TO WHICH THEY ARE ENSLAVED I MYSELF WILL JUDGE,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME IN THIS PLACE.’ <a href="/nasb/acts/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220&#8217AND WHATEVER NATION TO WHICH THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGE I MYSELF WILL JUDGE,&#8217 said God, &#8216AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME IN THIS PLACE.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/acts/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “ ‘AND WHATEVER NATION TO WHICH THEY SHALL BE IN BONDAGE I MYSELF WILL JUDGE,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME IN THIS PLACE.’ <a href="/lsb/acts/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘AND I MYSELF WILL JUDGE THE NATION TO WHICH THEY WILL BE ENSLAVED,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME IN THIS PLACE.’ <a href="/amp/acts/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘AND I WILL JUDGE ANY NATION TO WHOM THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGE,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME [in worship] IN THIS PLACE.’ <a href="/csb/acts/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/acts/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/acts/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. <a href="/cev/acts/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But he also said, "I will punish the nation that makes them slaves. Then later they will come and worship me in this place." <a href="/erv/acts/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. <a href="/gwt/acts/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God also told him, 'I will punish the people whom they will serve. After that, they will leave that country and worship me here.' <a href="/gnt/acts/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I will pass judgment on the people that they will serve, and afterward your descendants will come out of that country and will worship me in this place.' <a href="/isv/acts/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> But I will punish the nation they serve,' said God, 'and afterwards they will leave and worship me in this place.' <a href="/msb/acts/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,? God said, ?and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.? <a href="/net/acts/7.htm">NET Bible</a> But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' said God, 'and after these things they will come out of there and worship me in this place.' <a href="/nheb/acts/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God, 'and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.' <a href="/wbt/acts/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that they shall come forth, and serve me in this place. <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "'And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them, I will judge,' said God; 'and afterwards they shall come out, and they shall worship Me in this place.' <a href="/web/acts/7.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that they will come out and serve me in this place.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the nation whom they will serve I will judge, said God; And after these things they will come forth and will do Me service in this place. <a href="/blb/acts/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the nation to which they will be in bondage, I will judge,' God said, 'and after these things they will come forth and will serve Me in this place.' <a href="/ylt/acts/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place. <a href="/slt/acts/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the nation which they serve will I judge, said God: and after these shall they go out, and shall serve me in this place.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said the Lord; and after these things they shall go out, and shall serve me in this place. <a href="/cpdv/acts/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ‘And the nation whom they will serve, I will judge,’ said the Lord. ‘And after these things, they shall depart and shall serve me in this place.’ <a href="/nabre/acts/7.htm">New American Bible</a> but I will bring judgment on the nation they serve,’ God said, ‘and after that they will come out and worship me in this place.’ <a href="/nrsvce/acts/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> ‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the people to whom they will be enslaved I will condemn, said God, and after that, they shall go out and serve me in this land. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> 'And that people whom they serve in slavery, I will judge.' God said, 'After these things, they will go out and they will serve me in this place.'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the nation to which they shall be in bondage I will judge, said God; and after that, they shall come forth and serve me in this place. <a href="/godbey/acts/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, says God, and after these things they shall come out and serve me in this place. <a href="/haweis/acts/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the nation by which they shall be enslaved will I judge, said God: and after these things they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place.<RX 1.15.13-14> <a href="/mace/acts/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/wey/acts/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "'And the nation, whichever it is, that enslaves them, I will judge,' said God; 'and afterwards they shall come out, and they shall worship Me in this place.' <a href="/worrell/acts/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> 'And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge,' said God; 'and, after these things, shall they come forth, and they shall serve Me in this place.' <a href="/worsley/acts/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and God said, "I will judge the nation, to which they shall be in slavery; and afterwards they shall come out, and shall worship me in this place." <a href="/parallel/acts/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1830" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/7.htm">Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin</a> …6God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. 7<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">‘But</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2919.htm" title="2919: krinō (V-FIA-1S) -- Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.">will punish</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnos (N-ANS) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">nation</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hō (RelPro-DNS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1398.htm" title="1398: douleusousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to.">enslaves them,’</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">‘and</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">afterward</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exeleusontai (V-FIM-3P) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">they will come forth</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3000.htm" title="3000: latreusousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage.">worship</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topō (N-DMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">place.’</a> 8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a> Then 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. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a> “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a> Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. <a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Exodus 12:40-41</a> Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30-31</a> That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. / When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Deuteronomy 6:21-23</a> then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household. / But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26-29</a> And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin. / Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’ ... <a href="/joshua/24-17.htm">Joshua 24:17</a> For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-10</a> You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. <a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Psalm 105:42-45</a> For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. / He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. / He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, ... <a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20-22</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them. / The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them. / And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them. <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10-11</a> As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid. / For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Ezekiel 20:9-10</a> But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. / So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. <a href="/daniel/9-15.htm">Daniel 9:15</a> Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly. <a href="/micah/7-15.htm">Micah 7:15</a> As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the nation.<a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14-16</a> And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance… <a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1-14:31</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet… <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-11</a> And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea; … and serve.<a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a> And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/21-1.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/acts/5-7.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/luke/2-43.htm">And</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">Enslaves</a> <a href="/acts/7-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/acts/4-21.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Service</a> <a href="/john/18-26.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/acts/7-3.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/john/21-18.htm">Whichever</a> <a href="/john/12-20.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/genesis/41-43.htm">And</a> <a href="/acts/8-23.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">Enslaves</a> <a href="/acts/7-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/7-27.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/acts/7-19.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-12.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/acts/10-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/acts/12-25.htm">Service</a> <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">Whichever</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 7</div>1. <a href="/acts/7-1.htm">Stephen, permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy,</a> 2. <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">shows that Abraham worshipped God rightly, and how God chose the fathers,</a> 20. <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">before Moses was born, and before the tabernacle and temple were built;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/7-37.htm">that Moses himself witnessed of Christ;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">and that all outward ceremonies were ordained to last but for a time;</a> 51. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">reprehending their rebellion, and murdering of Christ, whom the prophets foretold.</a> 54. <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Whereupon they stone Stephen to death, </a> 59. <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">who commends his soul to Jesus, and humbly prays for them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The historical context is the period of Israelite slavery in Egypt, which lasted approximately 400 years. The punishment came through the ten plagues and the eventual destruction of Pharaoh's army in the Red Sea (Exodus 7-14). This demonstrates God's justice and His commitment to His covenant with Abraham. Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to execute judgment.God said, This emphasizes the divine authority and certainty of the promise. It is a direct quote from God, highlighting the prophetic nature of the statement. The phrase assures the reader of the reliability of God's word, as seen throughout Scripture. It connects to the broader biblical theme of God speaking to His people, as seen in the prophets and ultimately through Jesus Christ (<a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a>).and afterward they will come forth This refers to the Exodus, where the Israelites were delivered from slavery and led out of Egypt by Moses. It is a pivotal event in Israel's history, symbolizing redemption and liberation. Theologically, it prefigures the ultimate deliverance from sin through Jesus Christ. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout the Bible as a demonstration of God's power and faithfulness (e.g., <a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Psalm 105:37-45</a>).and worship Me in this place. "This place" refers to the land of Canaan, the Promised Land, which God had promised to Abraham and his descendants. Worshiping God in the Promised Land signifies the fulfillment of God's promises and the establishment of Israel as a nation dedicated to Him. It also foreshadows the centrality of worship in the life of believers, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament Church. The concept of worship is expanded in the New Testament to include worship in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a>), indicating a shift from a specific location to a spiritual relationship with God through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign deity who promises to judge the nation that enslaves His people and to deliver them for worship. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nation.htm">Nation</a> Refers to Egypt, where the Israelites were enslaved for 400 years. 3. <a href="/topical/s/slavery.htm">Slavery</a> The condition of the Israelites in Egypt, symbolizing oppression and bondage. 4. <a href="/topical/d/deliverance.htm">Deliverance</a> The act of God freeing the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, leading them to worship Him. 5. <a href="/topical/w/worship.htm">Worship</a> The ultimate purpose of deliverance, highlighting the importance of worshiping God in freedom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Deliverance</a> God is in control of history and nations. He judges those who oppress His people and delivers them according to His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_deliverance_is_worship.htm">The Purpose of Deliverance is Worship</a> God's deliverance is not just for freedom's sake but to enable His people to worship Him. Our freedom in Christ should lead us to worship and serve God wholeheartedly. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a> God is faithful to His promises, as seen in the fulfillment of His word to Abraham. We can trust God to fulfill His promises in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Suffering in God's Plan</a> The Israelites' suffering in Egypt was part of God's larger plan for their growth and eventual deliverance. Our trials can also serve a greater purpose in God's plan. <a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_response_to_deliverance.htm">Worship as a Response to Deliverance</a> Just as the Israelites were called to worship after their deliverance, we are called to respond to God's work in our lives with worship and gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 7</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_comfort_grief.htm">How does God provide deliverance from troubles?</a> <a href="/q/does_jer_27_7_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Jeremiah 27:7 contradict other biblical prophecies by suggesting a succession of Babylonian kings long after Nebuchadnezzar?</a> <a href="/q/why_blame_all_for_one's_sin_in_joshua_7_1.htm">How does Joshua 7:1 justify blaming the entire nation for one person's wrongdoing?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_judges_7_contradict_1_chron_21.htm">Why does Judges 7 seemingly contradict other biblical passages that emphasize the need for adequate numbers in battle (e.g., 1 Chronicles 21:1-5)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) And after that shall they come forth.--The verse combines the promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-17.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.">Genesis 15:17</a> with a free rendering of the sign given to Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-12.htm" title="And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a token to you, that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.">Exodus 3:12</a>), which referred not to Canaan but to Horeb. What St. Stephen does is to substitute with the natural freedom of a narrative given from memory the words "they shall serve me" for the simpler phrase, "they shall come hither again," of Genesis. The whole context is at variance with the assumption that St. Stephen meant the last words of the verse to be taken as applying to the mount of God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Which for whom, A.V. And serve me in this place. These words are not in <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15</a>, from which the preceding words are quoted. Instead of καὶ λατρεύσουσι μοί ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ, the LXX, following the Hebrew, have μετὰ ἀποσκεύης πολλῆς, "with great substance." The words "serve me in this place," seem certainly to have been suggested by <a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a>, "Ye shall serve God upon this mountain;" but they give a perfectly correct account of what happened in this case. <a href="/commentaries/acts/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>‘[But] Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I ἐγώ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. will punish κρινῶ (krinō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. nation ἔθνος (ethnos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. [that] ᾧ (hō) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. enslaves them,’ δουλεύσουσιν (douleusousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1398.htm">Strong's 1398: </a> To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. ‘and Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. afterward μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. they will come forth ἐξελεύσονται (exeleusontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. worship λατρεύσουσίν (latreusousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3000.htm">Strong's 3000: </a> To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage. Me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. this τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. place.’ τόπῳ (topō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/7-7.htm">Acts 7:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 7:7 I will judge the nation to which (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 7:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>