Acts 7:7

They shall serve me — Not the Egyptians.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the nation ... - Referring particularly to the Egyptians. Will I judge - The word “judge,” in the Bible, often means to “execute judgment...
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

nation. Greek. ethnos. See note on Acts 4:25 ; Acts 4:27 . to whom, &c. . whom they shall serve. Greek. douleuo. App-190. judge. Gre...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. The nation whom they shall serve. This judgment is joined with the deliverance of the people. For, whereas God doth punish the cruelty an...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Will I judg...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. And...
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

In this place ] in Canaan, not Sinai, as is the case in Exodus 3:12 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And after that shall they come forth. — The verse combines the promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:17 with a free rendering of the sign given to Mos...
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 the nation to whom they shall be in bondage ,.... At the end of the four hundred years, and which was the Egyptian nation: I will judge, said...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 7....
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

Will I judge, or punish; and so the Egyptians were punished, not by human means, but by Divine power, and with God's own immediate hand, and that i...
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 the nation to which they will be in bondage I will judge, said God, and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.' And even...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The promise to Abraham:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 14:31 ; Exodus 3:12 ; Genesis 15:14-16 ; Isaiah 51:10 ; Isaiah 51:9 ; Nehemiah 9:9-11 ; Psalms 105:27-36 ; Psalms 135:8 ; Psalms 135:...
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...

⁷ 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.

Related Commentaries of Acts 7:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the 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

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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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