KJV King James Version
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
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Acts 13:17
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
WEB World English Bible
The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.
ASV American Standard Version
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the God of this people Israel did choose our fathers, and the people He did exalt in their sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm did He bring them out of it;
Surrounding context — Acts 13
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, [Ye] men [and] brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
20 And after that he gave [unto them] judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαοῦG2992 · laosa peopleτούτουG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelἐξελέξατοG1586 · eklegōto selectτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραςG3962 · patērfatherἡμῶνG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαὸνG2992 · laosa peopleὕψωσενG5312 · hupsoōto lift upἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαροικίᾳG3940 · paroikiasojourningἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongγῇG1093 · gēearth: planetΑἰγύπτουG125 · AiguptosEgyptκαὶG2532 · kaiandμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterβραχίονοςG1023 · brachiōnarmὑψηλοῦG5308 · hupsēloshighἐξήγαγενG1806 · exagōto lead outαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heἐξG1537 · ekout fromαὐτῆς·G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 7:6-8For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth.Acts 7:2-53And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,Isaiah 63:9-14In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.Psalm 105:23-24Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.Isaiah 41:8-9But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.Psalm 78:42-53They remembered not his hand, [nor] the day when he delivered them from the enemy.Deuteronomy 10:22Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.1 Samuel 4:8Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.Psalm 135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.Jeremiah 32:20-21Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, and in Israel, and among [other] men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.Psalm 136:10-15To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:Isaiah 44:1Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:Amos 2:10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.Psalm 105:6-12O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.Exodus 15:1-21Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.Micah 7:15-16According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous [things].Deuteronomy 4:20But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, [even] out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as [ye are] this day.
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