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 7:13 in other translations
| BSB | On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. |
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| WEB | On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family was revealed to Pharaoh. |
| ASV | And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh. |
| YLT | and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred became manifest to Pharaoh, |
| DARBY | and the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh. |
| BBE | And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family. |
| Webster | And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren: and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh. |
What does Acts 7:13 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
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 7:13 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 7:13
- Genesis 45:1-18
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. …
- Genesis 46:31-47:10
And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. …
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Ge 45:1-18; 46:31-34; 47:1-10
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Context
- 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 7:14
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
Acts 7:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y en la segunda, José fué conocido de sus hermanos, y fué sabido de Faraón el linaje de José. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et, la seconde fois, Joseph fut reconnu de ses frères, et la famille de Joseph fut connue du Pharaon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und beim zweiten Male wurde Joseph von seinen Brüdern wiedererkannt, und dem Pharao wurde das Geschlecht Josephs offenbar. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et in secundo cognitus est Joseph a fratribus suis, et manifestatum est Pharaoni genus ejus. |