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Acts 7:11

World English Bible

Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.

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Acts 7:11 in other translations

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

Acts 7:11 · American Standard Version

Acts 7:11 in context

  1. 9“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,
  2. 10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
  3. 11Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.
  4. 12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
  5. 13On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s race was revealed to Pharaoh.