Acts 7:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Acts 7:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 7:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 7:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Acts 7:17 — American Standard Version

Acts 7:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,”

Acts 7:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 7:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But as the time of promise drew near whichGod had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt, ”

Acts 7:17 — Darby Translation

Acts 7:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But when the time of the promise drewe neere, which God had sworne to Abraham, the people grewe and multiplied in Egypt,”

Acts 7:17 — Geneva Bible

Acts 7:17 in Context — Acts 7

15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

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

18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

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What Does Acts 7:17 Mean?

Acts 7:17 is a verse from the Book of Acts, part of the New Testament. It appears in Acts chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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