Acts 7:21

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Was cast out - When he was exposed on the banks of the Nile, Exodus 2:3 . And nourished him - Adopted him, and treated him as her own son,...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Moses. Stephen describes the growth of the people, the change of ruler and his oppression, as in Exodus 1. Acts 7:20 . fair unto God ( mg. ):...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

cast out. Greek. ektithemi, verb of ekthetos, in Acts 7:19 . Only here, Acts 11:4 ; Acts 18:26 ; Acts 28:23 . took... up. Greek. anaire...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And—Pharaoh's daughter took him up,— All these extraordinary circumstances relating to the birth, preservation, education, genius and character of...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. And when he was cast out, х Ektethenta ( G16...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, (18) Till another king arose, wh...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when he was cast out ,.... Into the river, or by the river, as some copies read; the Syriac version adds, by his own people; by his father and m...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. Ver. 21. See Trapp on " Exo 2:5 "
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When the time of the promise drew nigh That is, the time for the accomplishment of the promise; which God had sworn to Abraham Concerning the mul...
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

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Was cast out; exposed and left, Exodus 2:2 , &c.; now was the time for God to take him up, as in Psalms 27:10 . Pharaoh's daughter, an...
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...
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‘And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egypt...
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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...
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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

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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 birth and youth of Moses:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
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Deuteronomy 32:26 ; Exodus 2:2-10 ; Hebrews 11:24
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Pharaoh's daughter took him up — By which means, being designed for a kingdom, he had all those advantages of education, which he could not have ha...

²¹ And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

Related Commentaries of Acts 7:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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