Acts 7:8
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.”
διαθήκη
Covenant, testament, agreement. Diatheke. This cup is the new covenant in my blood. God initiated the covenant. We receive it by faith. His promises are guaranteed.
γεννάω
he begat
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γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
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δίδωμι
He gave
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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περιτομή
of circumcision;
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περιτομή
circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
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Ἰακώβ
Jacob
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Ἰακώβ
Jacob (i.e. Ja`akob), the progenitor of the Israelites
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περιτέμνω
circumcised
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περιτέμνω
to cut around, i.e. (specially) to circumcise
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Ἰσαάκ
Isaac
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Ἰσαάκ
Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham
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πατριάρχης
patriarchs.
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πατριάρχης
a progenitor ("patriarch")
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δώδεκα
twelve
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δώδεκα
two and ten, i.e. a dozen
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ὄγδοος
eighth,
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ὄγδοος
the eighth
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