Acts 7:17 Cross References - Great

¹⁷ But when the tyme of the promesse drue nye (which God had sworne to Abraham) the people grewe & multiplyed in Egipt,

¹³ And he sayde vnto Abram: knowe thys of a suertye, that thy seed shalbe a straunger in a lande that perteyneth not vnto them. And shall serue them, & they shall entreate them euell .iiij. hundred yeares. ¹⁴ But the nacyon whom they shall serue, wyll I iudge. And afterwarde shall they come out with great substaunce. ¹⁵ And thou shalt goo vnto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buryed in a good olde age: ¹⁶ But in the fourth generacyon they shall come hyther againe, for the wickednesse of the Amorites ys not yet full.

⁷ and the chyldren of Israel grewe, encreased, multiplyed, and waxed exceadinge myghtye: and the lande was full of them. ⁸ But there rose vp a newe kynge in Egypte whych knewe not Ioseph. ⁹ And he sayde vnto his folke: beholde, the people of the chyldren of Israel are greater and myghtyer than we. ¹⁰ Come on, let vs playe wisely wyth them, lest they multiplye, & lest it happen, that (yf there chaunce any warre) they ioyne them selues vnto oure enemyes and fyghte agaynst vs, and so gete them out of the lande. ¹¹ Therfore dyd they sette taskmasters ouer them, to kepe them vnder wt burthens. And they bylte vnto Pharao treasure cities: Phiton and Rameses. ¹² But the more they vexed them, the moare they multiplyed and grewe, so that they abhorred the chyldren of Israel.

²⁰ And God therfore delt well with the midwyues. And the people multiplyed and waxed very myghtye.

²⁴ And he increased his people exceadingly, and made them stronger then their enemies. ²⁵ Whose hert turned, so that they hated his people, & dealt vntruly with his seruauntes.

⁶ God verely spake on thys wise that his seade shulde sogeourne in a straunge lande, & that they shulde kepe them in bondage, and entreate them euell .iiij.C. yeares.

¹⁷ The God of this people chose oure fathers, and exalted the people, when they dwelt as straungers in the land of Egipt, and with a hye arme brought he them oute of it,

⁸ Dearly beloued, be not ignoraunt of this one thinge, howe that one daye is with the Lorde as a thousande yeare, & a thousande yeare as one daye. ⁹ The Lord that hath promised, is not slacke, as some men count slacknes: but is pacyent to vs warde: for asmoch as he wolde haue no man lost, but wyll receaue all men to repentaunce.