Acts 7:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

The same time was Moses borne, and was acceptable vnto God, which was nourished vp in his fathers house three moneths.

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  • Heb 11:23 : 23 By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they sawe he was a proper childe, neither feared they the kings commandement.
  • Exod 2:2-9 : 2 And the woman coceiued and bare a sonne: and when she saw that he was faire, she hid him three moneths. 3 But when she could no longer hide him, she tooke for him an arke made of reede, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and laide the childe therein, and put it among the bulrushes by the riuers brinke. 4 Now his sister stood a farre off, to wit what would come of him. 5 Then ye daughter of Pharaoh came downe to wash her in the riuer, and her maidens walked by the riuers side: and when shee sawe the arke among the bulrushes, she sent her maide to fet it. 6 Then she opened it, and sawe it was a childe: and beholde, the babe wept: so she had compassion on it, and sayde, This is one of the Ebrewes children. 7 Then said his sister vnto Pharaohs daughter, Shall I go and cal vnto thee a nurce of the Ebrew women to nurce thee the childe? 8 And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her, Goe. So the maide went and called the childes mother, 9 To whome Pharaohs daughter sayde, Take this childe away, and nurce it for me, and I wil reward thee. Then the woman tooke the childe and nurced him. 10 Nowe the childe grewe, and she brought him vnto Pharaohs daughter, and he was as her sonne, and she called his name Moses, because, said she, I drewe him out of the water.
  • 1 Sam 16:12 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in: and he was ruddie, & of a good countenance, and comely visage; the Lorde saide, Arise, and anoynt him: for this is he.

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  • Acts 7:21-24
    4 verses
    89%

    21And when he was cast out, Pharaos daughter tooke him vp, and nourished him for her owne sonne.

    22And Moses was learned in all the wisdome of the Egyptians, and was mightie in wordes and in deedes.

    23Nowe when he was full fourtie yeere olde, it came into his heart to visite his brethren, the children of Israel.

    24And whe he saw one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, & auenged his quarell that had the harme done to him, and smote the Egyptian.

  • Heb 11:23-24
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    80%

    23By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three moneths of his parents, because they sawe he was a proper childe, neither feared they the kings commandement.

    24By faith Moses when he was come to age, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter,

  • Exod 2:5-11
    7 verses
    78%

    5Then ye daughter of Pharaoh came downe to wash her in the riuer, and her maidens walked by the riuers side: and when shee sawe the arke among the bulrushes, she sent her maide to fet it.

    6Then she opened it, and sawe it was a childe: and beholde, the babe wept: so she had compassion on it, and sayde, This is one of the Ebrewes children.

    7Then said his sister vnto Pharaohs daughter, Shall I go and cal vnto thee a nurce of the Ebrew women to nurce thee the childe?

    8And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her, Goe. So the maide went and called the childes mother,

    9To whome Pharaohs daughter sayde, Take this childe away, and nurce it for me, and I wil reward thee. Then the woman tooke the childe and nurced him.

    10Nowe the childe grewe, and she brought him vnto Pharaohs daughter, and he was as her sonne, and she called his name Moses, because, said she, I drewe him out of the water.

    11And in those dayes, when Moses was growen, he went forth vnto his brethren, & looked on their burdens: also he sawe an Egyptian smiting an Ebrewe one of his brethren.

  • Exod 2:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2And the woman coceiued and bare a sonne: and when she saw that he was faire, she hid him three moneths.

    3But when she could no longer hide him, she tooke for him an arke made of reede, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and laide the childe therein, and put it among the bulrushes by the riuers brinke.

  • Acts 7:17-19
    3 verses
    77%

    17But when the time of the promes drewe neere, which God had sworne to Abraham, the people grewe and multiplied in Egypt,

    18Till another King arose, which knewe not Ioseph.

    19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and euill entreated our fathers, and made them to cast out their yong children, that they should not remaine aliue.

  • Acts 7:29
    74%

    29Then fled Moses at that saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begate two sonnes.

  • Exod 1:22
    71%

    22Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is borne, cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery maide childe aliue.

  • Exod 7:7
    70%

    7(Nowe Moses was foure score yeere olde, and Aaron foure score and three, when they spake vnto Pharaoh)

  • Exod 11:3
    70%

    3And the Lorde gaue the people fauour in the sight of the Egyptians: also Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaohs seruantes, and in the sight of the people.)

  • Acts 7:36
    69%

    36Hee brought them out, doing wonders, and miracles in the land of Egypt, and in the red sea, and in the wildernes fourtie yeeres.

  • Exod 2:15-17
    3 verses
    69%

    15Now Pharaoh heard this matter, & sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the lande of Midian, and hee sate downe by a well.

    16And the Priest of Midian had seue daughters, which came and drewe water, and filled the troghes, for to water their fathers sheepe.

    17Then the shepherds came and droue them away: but Moses rose vp and defended them, and watered their sheepe.

  • Exod 3:1
    68%

    1When Moses kept the sheepe of Iethro his father in lawe, Priest of Midian, & droue the flocke to the backe side of the desert, and came to the Mountaine of God, Horeb,

  • Exod 2:22
    68%

    22And she bare a sonne, whose name he called Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange lande.

  • Exod 1:16-18
    3 verses
    68%

    16And sayde, When ye doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Ebrewes, and see them on their stooles, if it be a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her liue.

    17Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commaunded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

    18Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?

  • Acts 7:31
    67%

    31And when Moses sawe it, hee wondred at the sight: and as he drew neere to consider it, the voyce of the Lord came vnto him, saying,

  • Exod 1:20
    67%

    20God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.

  • Num 20:15
    67%

    15How our fathers went downe into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, where the Egyptians handled vs euill and our fathers.

  • Acts 7:6
    67%

    6But God spake thus, that his seede should be a soiourner in a strange land: and that they should keepe it in bondage, and entreate it euill foure hundreth yeeres.