Acts 7:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 (A) His father went to Egypt and died there, just as our ancestors did. 16 (B) Later their bodies were taken back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor.
17 (C) Finally, the time came for God to do what he had promised Abraham. By then the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
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Acts 7:15-17
New International Version
15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.(A) 16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.(B)
17 “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.(C)
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