Acts 7:36

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

This man led them out [of Egypt], performing wonders and [miraculous] signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.

Cross References

Hebrews 8:9

[It will] not be like the Agreement that I made with their forefathers on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the country of Egypt. For they did not [continue to] keep my Agreement, so I did not regard them [as acceptable], says the Lord.

Acts 13:18

For about forty years He tenderly cared for them in the wilderness.

Acts 7:42

But God turned [away from them] and allowed them to worship heavenly bodies [i.e., stars], just as it was written in the prophet [Amos 5:25ff], ‘Did you offer me slain animals as sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, you Israelites?

John 4:48

So, Jesus said to him, “None of you people will believe [in me] unless you see [miraculous] signs and wonders, [will you?].”

Hebrews 3:8

do not have a stubborn heart like you did when you provoked [God] during the time you tested [His patience] in the desert,

Hebrews 3:9

where your forefathers tried me and tested [my patience] when they saw what I did for forty years.