Acts 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 

biblegateway Act 7:7

But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterwards they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.’

biblegateway Act 7:7

"’AND WHATEVER NATION TO WHICH THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGE I MYSELF WILL JUDGE,’ said God, ‘AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL COME OUT AND SERVE ME IN THIS PLACE.’

biblegateway Act 7:7

‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God told him, ‘and in the end they will come out and worship me in this place.’

biblegateway Act 7:7

'But,' God said, 'I will step in and take care of those slaveholders and bring my people out so they can worship me in this place.'

SABDAweb Act 7:7

And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

bibleoremus Act 7:7

‘But I will judge the nation that they serve,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and worship me in this place.’

biblegateway Act 7:7

‘And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will judge,’ said God, ‘and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.’

biblegateway Act 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 

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).”

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

² sn A quotation from Gen 15:14.

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

⁴ sn An allusion to Exod 3:12.