Acts 13:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ Paul stood up, ·raised [or motioned with] his hand, and said, “·You Israelites [Men, Israelites] and you who ·worship [^Lfear] God [^CGentiles who worshiped the God of Israel; 10:2], please listen! ¹⁷ The God of the Israelites chose our ·ancestors [^Lfathers; ^CAbraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Gen. 12—36]. He made the people great during the time they lived [as foreigners/aliens] in Egypt, and he brought them out of that country with ·great power [^La raised/uplifted arm]. ¹⁸ And he ·was patient with [put up with] them^[a] for forty years in the ·desert [wilderness; Ex. 16—Deut. 34].