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17 “As the time approached that God spoke about in the promise he had made[a] to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt. 18 This continued until another king who knew nothing about Joseph became ruler of Egypt. 19 He took advantage of our people in a cunning way, and he mistreated our fathers by forcing them to get rid of their babies so that they would not survive.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:17 Some witnesses to the text read sworn.
  2. Acts 7:19 Pharaoh commanded the Israelites to throw their newborn baby boys into the Nile River (Exodus 1:22).