Discovery BoxActs 7:2 
Context7:2 So he replied, 1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather 2 Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
Acts 7:17
Context7:17 “But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, 3 the people increased greatly in number 4 in Egypt,
Acts 7:32
Context7:32 ‘I am the God of your forefathers, 5 the God of Abraham, Isaac, 6 and Jacob.’ 7 Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely. 8
Acts 13:26
Context13:26 Brothers, 9 descendants 10 of Abraham’s family, 11 and those Gentiles among you who fear God, 12 the message 13 of this salvation has been sent to us.
1 tn Grk “said.”
2 tn Or “ancestor”; Grk “father.”
3 tn Grk “But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near that God had declared to Abraham.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to improve English style. See vv. 6-7 above.
4 tn Grk “the people increased and multiplied.”
5 tn Or “ancestors”; Grk “fathers.”
6 tn Grk “and Isaac,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
7 sn A quotation from Exod 3:6. The phrase suggests the God of promise, the God of the nation.
8 tn Or “to investigate,” “to contemplate” (BDAG 522 s.v. κατανοέω 2).
9 tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.
10 tn Grk “sons”
11 tn Or “race.”
12 tn Grk “and those among you who fear God,” but this is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44. Note how Paul includes God-fearing Gentiles as recipients of this promise.
13 tn Grk “word.”
