Acts 7:6

And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And God spake on this wise - In this manner, Genesis 15:13-14 . His seed - His posterity; his descendants. Should sojourn - This means t...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil (e)...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Abraham and the Patriarchs. The High Priest invites Stephen to plead to the charge. Addressing his audience in the style used by Paul ( Acts 22:1 )...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spake. Greek. laleo. App-121. Quoted from Genesis 15:13 ; Genesis 15:14 . sojourn . be. stranger. Greek. paroikos. Here, Acts 7:29 ; Ephe...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. Thy seed shall be a stranger. Stephen putteth the Jews in mind in how miserable and reproachful an estate their fathers were in Egypt; an...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil fou...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Sojourn in a strange land;— Some think that this is said in opposition to their sojourning as strangers in the land of Canaan, Hebrews 11:9 which...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil f...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Defence and Martyrdom of Stephen 1-53. Speech of Stephen. There is every reason to believe that this speech was really delivered by St. Stephen, a...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

See Genesis 15:13 ; Genesis 15:16 . Four hundred years ] so Genesis 15:18 more precisely 430 years, Exodus 12:40 . But there was another tradit...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And that they should bring them into bondage... — Here again there is another apparent discrepancy of detail. Taking the common computation, the in...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION. Acts 6:12-14 ; Acts 7:1-2 ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Stephen's Defense: God's First Called Ones Acts 7:1-13 There are several touches in this eloquent apology which deserve notice. Acts 7:2 : “Th...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The charge against Stephen was that he had spoken against the Temple and the Law. His reply consisted of a masterly review of the history of the nati...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And 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 H...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And God spake on this wise ,.... The Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "and God spake to him", and so does one of Beza's copies; and the Ethio...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil fou...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And God spake, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land When God had brought Abraham into this country, he did not keep him and his posterity...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The high priest only asks the question, "Are these things so?" Then God provides room for Stephen to speak without interruption for some time. This s...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he s...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Should sojourn in a strange land, as men which dwell in houses that are not their own; which seem to contradict the promise mentioned in the forego...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

From Abraham to the Prophet Like Moses - Reply To The Charge of Blasphemy Against God and Moses (7:2-43). The only way Stephen had of replying to...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And God spoke in this vein, that his seed would sojourn in a strange land, and that they would bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hun...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 7:1 . The high priest’s question, Are these things so? analogous to that put to Christ ( Matthew 26:62 ), was equivalent...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 7:2 . Concerning what Stephen said in reply, Luke’s information may have been derived either from Paul, who probably was...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 6 ; Acts 7 Stephen. From the history of Stephen we learn: I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are mutually rep...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The scope and design of St. Stephen's defence before the council will be better understood, if it be properly analyzed. The rulers construed his defe...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then said the high priest, Are these things so? The high priest and his question This functionary was probably Theophilus, son-in-law of Caiaph...
The Biblical Illustrator

When his father was dead He removed him into this land. The difficulty as to the date of Abraham’s migration Terah died at Haran at the age of...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 7:1 And the high priest said for then said the high priest, A.V. The high priest spoke as president of the Sanhedrim (s...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 12:40 ; Exodus 12:41 ; Galatians 3:17 ; Genesis 15:13 ; Genesis 15:16
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Stephen's Apology Acts 7:1-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS After charges against Stephen had been placed, the High Priest with a show of honor, said, "A...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Genesis 15:13 .

⁶ And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

Related Commentaries of Acts 7:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 7:6