Acts 7:33
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
Acts 7:33 in other translations
| BSB | Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. |
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| WEB | The Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground. |
| ASV | And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. |
| YLT | and the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place in which thou hast stood is holy ground; |
| DARBY | And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground. |
| BBE | And the Lord said, Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy. |
| Webster | Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. |
What does Acts 7:33 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:30-34
30-34. an angel of the Lord--rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself Jehovah (Compare Ac 7:38).
Barnes' Notes
Put off thy shoes, etc. Ex 3:5. To put off the shoes, or sandals, was an act of reverence. Especially the ancients were not permitted to enter a temple or holy place with their shoes on. Indeed, it was customary for the Jews to remove their shoes whenever they entered any house, as a mere matter of civility. Comp. Jn 13:6. See Josh 5:15.
Is holy ground. Is rendered sacred by the symbol of the Divine Presence. We should enter the sanctuary, the place set apart for Divine worship, not only with reverence m our hearts, but with every external indication of veneration. Solemn awe, and deep seriousness, become the place set apart to the service of God.
(b) "Put off thy shoes" Josh 5:15, Eccl 5:1
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 7:30-41
Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's…
Acts 7:33 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 7:33
- Exodus 3:5
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
- Joshua 5:15
And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
- 2 Peter 1:18
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
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Context
- Acts 7:32
Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
- Acts 7:33
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
- Acts 7:34
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
Acts 7:33 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y le dijo el Señor: Quita los zapatos de tus pies, porque el lugar en que estás es tierra santa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le ✶Seigneur lui dit: Délie les sandales de tes pieds; car le lieu sur lequel tu te tiens est une terre sainte. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Herr aber sprach zu ihm: "Löse die Sandale von deinen Füßen, denn der Ort, auf dem du stehst, ist heiliges Land. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit autem illi Dominus: Solve calceamentum pedum tuorum: locus enim in quo stas, terra sancta est. |