Acts 7:17

The Passion Translation

“The time drew near for God to fulfill the prophetic promise he had made to Abraham. Our Jewish people had increased greatly in number, multiplying many times over while in Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 47:27

Israel and his descendants settled in Egypt in the land of Goshen. They had many children and multiplied, and they acquired property.

Acts 13:17

The God of Israel divinely chose our ancestors to be his people. While they were enslaved in Egypt, he made them great, both in numbers and in strength, until he unveiled his mighty power and led them out of bondage.

Acts 7:6

God spoke with him and gave him this promise: ‘Your descendants will live in a foreign land with a people who will make slaves of them and oppress them for four hundred years.