Stephen’s Address: The Call of Abraham

Acts 7:7

In 9 translations

BSB: ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’Genesis 15:13–14; Exodus 3:12
KJV: 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.
WEB: ‘I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that they will come out and serve me in this place.’
ASV: And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
LSV: And the nation whom they will serve I will judge, said God; And after these things they will come forth and will do Me service in this place.
YLT: and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place.
DBY: and the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and serve me in this place.Elohim
DRC: And the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said the Lord; and after these things they shall go out, and shall serve me in this place.
GNV: But the nation to whome they shall be in bondage, will I iudge, sayth God: and after that, they shall come forth and serue me in this place.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐὰν (“then”); Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἂν (“then”).
NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read δουλεύσουσιν (“they will be in bondage”); NA28, Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δουλεύσωσιν (“they shall be in bondage”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ὁ elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place θεὸς elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: ἐὰν. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐὰν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read ἂν.
SBLGNT: δουλεύσουσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δουλεύσουσιν; Robinson–Pierpont read δουλεύσωσιν.
SBLGNT: ὁ θεὸς εἶπεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ θεὸς εἶπεν; Robinson–Pierpont read εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καὶ τὸ ἔθνος ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσουσιν κρινῶ ἐγώ, ὁ θεὸς εἶπεν, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξελεύσονται καὶ λατρεύσουσίν μοι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.
RP2018: Καὶ τὸ ἔθνος, ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσωσιν, κρινῶ ἐγώ, εἶπεν ὁ θεός· καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξελεύσονται, καὶ λατρεύσουσίν μοι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ τὸ ἔθνος, ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσωσι, κρινῶ ἐγώ, εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξελεύσονται, καὶ λατρεύσουσί μοι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.
SCR1894: και το εθνος ω εαν δουλευσωσιν κρινω εγω ειπεν ο θεος και μετα ταυτα εξελευσονται και λατρευσουσιν μοι εν τω τοπω τουτω

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Stephen Persecution Defense Condemn; Condemnation Doctrine Readings, Select Gnosticism Oppression Court Solomon

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Cross-references most cited first

Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
Psalms 105:27–36They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words. He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. Their land…
Psalms 136:10–15He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever. and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever. with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion…
Psalms 74:12–14Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth. You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the…
Genesis 15:14–16But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. In the fourth generation your…
Exodus 7:1–14The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites…
Psalms 78:43–51when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink. He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that…
Nehemiah 9:9–11You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with…
Psalms 135:8–9He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, of both man and beast. He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
Isaiah 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? Was it not You who dried up the sea, the…

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