Discovery BoxActs 7:7 
Context7:7 But I will punish 1 the nation they serve as slaves,’ said God, ‘and after these things they will come out of there 2 and worship 3 me in this place.’ 4
Acts 4:21
Context4:21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising 5 God for what had happened.
1 tn BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α states, “Oft. the emphasis is unmistakably laid upon that which follows the Divine Judge’s verdict, upon the condemnation or punishment: condemn, punish …Ac 7:7 (Gen 15:14).”
2 tn The words “of there” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
sn A quotation from Gen 15:14.
3 tn Or “and serve,” but with religious/cultic overtones (BDAG 587 s.v. λατρεύω).
4 sn An allusion to Exod 3:12.
5 tn Or “glorifying.”
