13 And on the second visit[a] Joseph was made known to his brothers, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh. 14 So Joseph sent and[b] summoned his father Jacob and all his[c] relatives, seventy-five persons in all. 15 And Jacob went down to Egypt and died, he and our fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:13 The word “visit” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  2. Acts 7:14 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Acts 7:14 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,(A) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.(B) 14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,(C) seventy-five in all.(D) 15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(E)

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