Atti 7:3

3 e gli disse: Esci dal tuo paese, e dal tuo parentado, e vieni in un paese il quale io ti mostrerò.

Atti 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:3

And said unto him
Not the words in ( Genesis 12:1 ) for they were said in Haran, these in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt there, and besides, these are different from them; no mention is here made of getting out from his father's house, as there; because his father's house sent along with him, or rather he with them from Mesopotamia to Haran:

get thee out of thy country;
from Ur of the Chaldees, where he was born:

and from thy kindred;
his relations that lived in the same place, who did not go along with him:

and come into the land which I shall show thee;
not telling him the place whither he was to go; wherefore when he had his first call, and first set out, he knew not whither he went; see ( Hebrews 11:8 ) . This was an emblem of the calling of the saints out of the world, from their former course of life, and from among their old companions and friends, to follow Christ whithersoever he is pleased to lead them; and who at last will bring them safe to the land afar off, the better and heavenly country.

Atti 7:3 In-Context

1 E il sommo sacerdote gli disse: Stanno queste cose in questa maniera?

2 Ed egli disse: Uomini fratelli, e padri, ascoltate: L’Iddio della gloria apparve ad Abrahamo, nostro padre, mentre egli era in Mesopotamia, innanzi che abitasse in Carran;

3 e gli disse: Esci dal tuo paese, e dal tuo parentado, e vieni in un paese il quale io ti mostrerò.

4 Allora egli uscì dal paese de’ Caldei, ed abitò in Carran; e di là, dopo che suo padre fu morto, Iddio gli fece mutare stanza, e venire in questo paese, nel quale ora voi abitate.

5 E non gli diede alcuna eredità in esso, non pure un piè di terra. Or gli avea promesso di darlo in possessione a lui, ed alla sua progenie dopo lui, allora ch’egli non avea ancora alcun figliuolo.