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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.[a]

Stephen Defends Himself

20 “At that time, Moses was born, and he was favored by God. For three months he was cared for in his father’s house. 21 After he was placed outside,[b] Pharaoh’s daughter took him in and brought him up as her own son.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:19 Pharaoh commanded the Israelites to throw their newborn baby boys into the Nile River (Exodus 1:22).
  2. Acts 7:21 Moses was set in a basket by his mother and placed among the reeds of the Nile River (Exodus 2:3).