Acts 7:12
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
Acts 7:12 in other translations
| BSB | When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. |
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| WEB | But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time. |
| ASV | But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time. |
| YLT | and Jacob having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers a first time; |
| DARBY | But Jacob, having heard of there being corn in Egypt, sent out our fathers first; |
| BBE | But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time. |
| Webster | But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. |
What does Acts 7:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:9-16
9-16. the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him--Here Stephen gives his first example of Israel's opposition to God's purposes, in spite of which and by means of which those purposes were accomplished.
Barnes' Notes
Our fathers. His ten sons; all his sons except Joseph and Benjamin, Gen 42:2. Stephen here refers only to the history, without entering into details. By this general reference he sufficiently showed that he believed what Moses had spoken, and did not intend to show him disrespect.
(k) "But when Jacob heard" Gen 13:1,2 (+) "sent out our fathers first" "The first time"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 7:1-16
Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God, and an apostate from the church; therefore he shows that he is a son of Abraham, and values himself on it. The slow steps by which the promise made to Abraham advanced toward performance, plainly show that it had a spiritual meaning, and that the land intended was the heavenly. God owned Joseph in his troubles, and was with him by the power of his Spirit, both on his own…
Acts 7:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 7:12
- Genesis 42:1-24
Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. …
- Genesis 43:2
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
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Context
- Acts 7:11
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- Acts 7:12
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
- Acts 7:13
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
Acts 7:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como oyese Jacob que había trigo en Egipto, envió á nuestros padres la primera vez. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jacob, ayant entendu dire qu’il y avait du blé en Égypte, y envoya une première fois nos pères; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als aber Jakob hörte, daß in Ägypten Getreide sei, sandte er unsere Väter zum ersten Male aus. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum audisset autem Jacob esse frumentum in Ægypto, misit patres nostros primum: |