Acts 7:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ “But as the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased and multiplied

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near which God had made to Abraham, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Common English Bible

¹⁷ “When it was time for God to keep the promise he made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly expanded.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And when the time of the Promise that God had revealed to Abraham drew near, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased, and were multiplied in Egypt,

Acts 7:17 Cross References

Genesis 47:27

Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen, and they gained possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.

Exodus 1:20

So God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.

Acts 13:17

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

Acts 7:6

And God spoke in these terms, that his descendants would be resident aliens in a country belonging to others, who would enslave them and mistreat them during four hundred years.