Acts 7:17
Acts 7:17-19 The Message (MSG)
“When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death.
Acts 7:17 King James Version (KJV)
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
Acts 7:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
Acts 7:17 New Century Version (NCV)
“The promise God made to Abraham was soon to come true, and the number of people in Egypt grew large.
Acts 7:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
Acts 7:17 New International Version (NIV)
“As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
Acts 7:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
“But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
Acts 7:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt, [Deut 10:22]
Acts 7:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
“As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.