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Selected Verse: Acts 7:7 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 7:7 |
King James |
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place--Here the promise to Abraham (Gen 15:16), and that to Moses (Exo 3:12), are combined; Stephen's object being merely to give a rapid summary of the leading facts. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And the nation ... - Referring particularly to the Egyptians.
Will I judge - The word "judge," in the Bible, often means to "execute judgment" as well as to pronounce it; that is, "to punish." See Joh 18:31; Joh 3:17; Joh 8:50; Joh 12:47; Act 24:6; Co1 5:13, etc. It has this meaning here. God regarded their oppressive acts as deserving His indignation, and He evinced it in the plagues with which He visited upon them, and in their overthrow at the Red Sea.
Shall serve me - Shall worship me, or be regarded as my people.
In this place - That is, in the place where God made this promise to Abraham. These words are not found in Genesis, but similar words are found in Exo 3:12, and it was a practice, in making quotations, to quote the sense only, or to connect two or more promises having relation to the same thing. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| They shall serve me - Not the Egyptians. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Will I judge - Κρινω εγω, I will punish, for in this sense the Greek word is frequently taken. "When," says Bp. Pearce, "a malefactor is brought before a judge, the judge does three things:
1. he tries or judges him;
2. he then gives his judgment or sentence; and,
3. he puts the law in execution, and punishes him.
Hence κρινω, at different times, signifies each of these things; and the sense of the word is to be determined by the context. Here it signifies to punish, as κριμα is used for punishment, in Rom 13:2; Co1 11:29, compared with Co1 11:30, Co1 11:31." The Egyptians, to whom the Israelites were in bondage, were punished by the ten plagues, described Exodus 7:19-12:30. |
12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.