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Acts 7:34–35

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I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
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From verse 34

  1. Exodus 3:7–10Rank 1 from verse 34
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    7¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

    8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

    9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

    10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

  2. Exodus 4:31Rank 2 from verse 34
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    31And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  3. Nehemiah 9:9Rank 3 from verse 34
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    9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

  4. Psalms 106:44Rank 4 from verse 34
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    44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

  5. Exodus 2:23–25Rank 5 from verse 34
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    23¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

    24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

    25And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

  6. Exodus 3:14Rank 6 from verse 34
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    14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

  7. John 6:38Rank 7 from verse 34
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    38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

  8. Hosea 12:13Rank 8 from verse 34
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    13And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

  9. Isaiah 63:8–9Rank 9 from verse 34
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    8For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  10. Exodus 6:5–6Rank 10 from verse 34
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    5And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

    6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

  11. Genesis 18:21Rank 11 from verse 34
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    21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

  12. Isaiah 64:1Rank 12 from verse 34
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    1OH that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

  13. John 3:13Rank 13 from verse 34
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    13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

  14. Judges 10:15–16Rank 14 from verse 34
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    15¶ And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

    16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  15. Judges 2:18Rank 15 from verse 34
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    18And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

  16. Micah 6:4Rank 16 from verse 34
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    4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

  17. Numbers 11:17Rank 17 from verse 34
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    17And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

  18. Psalms 105:26Rank 18 from verse 34
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    26He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

  19. Psalms 144:5Rank 19 from verse 34
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    5Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

  20. Genesis 11:5Rank 20 from verse 34
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    5And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

  21. Genesis 11:7Rank 21 from verse 34
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    7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

From verse 35

  1. Luke 19:14Rank 1 from verse 35
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    14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

  2. Psalms 118:22–23Rank 2 from verse 35
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    22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

    23This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

  3. Numbers 20:16Rank 3 from verse 35
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    16And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

  4. Psalms 113:7–8Rank 4 from verse 35
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    7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

    8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

  5. Psalms 75:7Rank 5 from verse 35
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    7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

  6. Exodus 14:19Rank 6 from verse 35
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    19¶ And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

  7. 1 Samuel 10:27Rank 7 from verse 35
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    27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

  8. 1 Samuel 12:8Rank 8 from verse 35
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    8When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

  9. 1 Samuel 8:7–8Rank 9 from verse 35
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    7And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

    8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

  10. Acts 2:36Rank 10 from verse 35
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    36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

  11. Acts 3:22Rank 11 from verse 35
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    22For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

  12. Acts 5:31Rank 12 from verse 35
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    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

  13. Acts 7:30Rank 13 from verse 35
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    30And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

  14. Acts 7:51Rank 14 from verse 35
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    51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

  15. Acts 7:9–15Rank 15 from verse 35
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    9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

    10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

    11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

    12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

    13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

    14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

    15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

  16. Colossians 1:15Rank 16 from verse 35
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    15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  17. Exodus 14:24Rank 17 from verse 35
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    24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

  18. Exodus 23:20–23Rank 18 from verse 35
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    20¶ Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

    21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

    22But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

    23For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

  19. Exodus 32:34Rank 19 from verse 35
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    34Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

  20. Exodus 33:12–15Rank 20 from verse 35
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    12¶ And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.

    13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

    14And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

    15And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.

  21. Exodus 33:2Rank 21 from verse 35
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    2And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

  22. Hebrews 2:2Rank 22 from verse 35
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    2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

  23. Isaiah 63:11–12Rank 23 from verse 35
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    11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

    12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

  24. Isaiah 63:9Rank 24 from verse 35
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    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  25. John 18:40Rank 25 from verse 35
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    40Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

  26. John 19:15Rank 26 from verse 35
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    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  27. Nehemiah 9:10–14Rank 27 from verse 35
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    10And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.

    11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

    12Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

    13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

    14And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

  28. Psalms 77:20Rank 28 from verse 35
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    20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

  29. Revelation 15:3Rank 29 from verse 35
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    3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

  30. Acts 7:27–28Rank 30 from verse 35
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    27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

    28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

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Acts 7:34

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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groaning

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The deep inward or audible expression of pain, bondage, affliction, sorrow, burden, or longing.

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deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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Acts 7:35

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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refused

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Rejected, declined, denied, withheld, turned away from, would not accept, receive, choose, obey, permit, or yield.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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appeared

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1. Came into sight or presence; became visible or manifest. 2. Seemed or had an outward appearance.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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7:33Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

7:34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

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7:35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

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7:36He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

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