Devine Scripture

Acts 7:11

Acts chapter 7 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

Context

v.10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

v.11This passage

v.12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 45:5

    And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

  • Psalms 105:16

    And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.

  • Genesis 43:1

    And the famine was sore in the land.

  • Genesis 45:11

    and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

  • Genesis 47:13

    And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

  • Genesis 41:54

    And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.