Acts

Acts 7:6–7

⁶God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. ⁷‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’^b

Footnotes

b 7:7 Genesis 15:13–14|GEN 15:13-14; Exodus 3:12

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Acts 7:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
told	ἐλάλησεν	elalēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
descendants	σπέρμα	sperma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4690 seed, offspring
would be	ἔσται	estai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
foreigners	πάροικον	paroikon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3941 a stranger, foreigner
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
a strange	ἀλλοτρίᾳ	allotria	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G245 belonging to another person, foreign
land	γῇ	gē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they would be enslaved	δουλώσουσιν	doulōsousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1402 I enslave
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
mistreated	κακώσουσιν	kakōsousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2559 I treat badly
four hundred	τετρακόσια	tetrakosia	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5071 four hundred
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year

Acts 7:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	ἐγώ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
will punish	κρινῶ	krinō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
nation	ἔθνος	ethnos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
enslaves them	δουλεύσουσιν	douleusousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
afterward	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
they will come forth	ἐξελεύσονται	exeleusontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
worship	λατρεύσουσίν	latreusousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3000 I serve, worship
Me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
place	τόπῳ	topō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5117 a place

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 7:6 Genesis 15:13 · Exodus 12:40–41 · Galatians 3:17 · Genesis 15:16

Acts 7:7 Exodus 3:12 · Psalm 105:27–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.