Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Now as the time approached for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people's population increased a great deal in Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
“But as the
King James Version
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Holman Bible
“As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt
A Conservative Version
But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
American Standard Version
But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Amplified
“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
An Understandable Version
"But as the time when [the fulfillment of] the promise [God had made] to Abraham approached, the number of people [i.e., Hebrews] in Egypt grew
Anderson New Testament
And as the time of the promise which God had made with an oath to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Bible in Basic English
But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were increasing in Egypt,
Common New Testament
"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Daniel Mace New Testament
now while the time was approaching to accomplish what God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew numerous in Egypt,
Darby Translation
But as the time of promise drew near which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Godbey New Testament
When the time of the promise which God made with Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Goodspeed New Testament
As the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise God had made to Abraham, the people became more and more numerous in Egypt,
John Wesley New Testament
And when the time of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Till another king arose, who had not known Joseph.
Julia Smith Translation
And as the time of the solemn promise drew near, which God aware to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt.
King James 2000
But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Lexham Expanded Bible
"But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Modern King James verseion
But as the time was drawing near, of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"When the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
Moffatt New Testament
As the time approached for the promise God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Montgomery New Testament
"but as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God made to Abraham, the people multiplied and increased in Egypt;
NET Bible
"But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,
New Heart English Bible
"But as the time of the promise came close which God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Noyes New Testament
But as the time of the promise drew near, which God solemnly made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Sawyer New Testament
But when the time of the promise which God made with an oath to Abraham was at hand, the people increased and became numerous in Egypt,
The Emphasized Bible
Now, just as the time of the promise was drawing near wherewith God had agreed with Abraham, the people grew, and were multiplied in Egypt, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But as the time of the promise which God had with an oath confirmed unto Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Twentieth Century New Testament
As the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people increased largely in numbers in Egypt,
Webster
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Weymouth New Testament
"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,
Williams New Testament
As the time approached for realizing the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people multiplied and became more numerous in Egypt,
World English Bible
"But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Worrell New Testament
But, as the time of the promise which God promised to Abraham was drawing nigh, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt,
Worsley New Testament
But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And according as the time of the promise was drawing nigh, which God did swear to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses, A Rejected Savior
16 They were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought at a high price from Hamor's descendants in Shechem. 17 "Now as the time approached for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people's population increased a great deal in Egypt. 18 Eventually, a different king who had not known Joseph became ruler of Egypt.
Cross References
Acts 7:6
"This is what God promised: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and its people would enslave them and oppress them for 400 years.
Acts 13:17
"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made them a great people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with a public display of power he led them out of there.
Genesis 15:13-16
Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn't theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years.
Exodus 1:7-12
But the Israelis were fruitful and increased abundantly. They multiplied in numbers and became very, very strong. As a result, the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20
God was pleased with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.
Psalm 105:24-25
He caused his people to multiply greatly; and be more numerous than their enemies.
2 Peter 3:8-9
Don't forget this fact, dear friends: With the Lord a single day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a single day.