Acts 7:7

7:7 But I will punish ¹  the nation they serve as slaves,’ said God, ‘and after these things they will come out of there ²  and worship ³  me in this place.’ ⁴ 

Acts 20:19

20:19 serving the Lord with all humility ⁵  and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots ⁶  of the Jews.

[7:7]  ¹ tn BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α states, “Oft. the emphasis is unmistakably laid upon that which follows the Divine Judge’s verdict, upon the condemnation or punishment: condemn, punish …Ac 7:7 (Gen 15:14).”

[7:7]  ² tn The words “of there” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[7:7]  ³ tn Or “and serve,” but with religious/cultic overtones (BDAG 587 s.v. λατρεύω).

[7:7]  ⁴ sn An allusion to Exod 3:12.

[20:19]  ⁵ sn On humility see 2 Cor 10:1; 11:7; 1 Thess 2:6; Col 3:12; Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3-11.

[20:19]  ⁶ sn These plots are mentioned in Acts 9:24; 20:13.