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Acts 7:17

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

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Acts 7:17 in other translations

“But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Acts 7:17 · World English Bible

Acts 7:17 in context

  1. 15And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers;
  2. 16and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
  3. 17But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
  4. 18till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
  5. 19The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.