Catholic Public Domain Version
"And throughout a time of forty years, he endured their behavior in the desert. "
— Acts 13:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.”
“And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness. ”
“For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.”
“For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.”
“And for the space of forty years endured their manners in the desert:”
“And for about forty years he put up with their ways in the waste land.”
“And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.”
Then, after the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent to them, saying: “Noble brothers, if there is in you any word of exhortation to the people, speak.”
Then Paul, rising up and motioning for silence with his hand, said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen closely.
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people, when they were settlers in the land of Egypt. And with an exalted arm, he led them away from there.
And throughout a time of forty years, he endured their behavior in the desert.
And by destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land among them by lot,
after about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them judges, even until the prophet Samuel.
And later on, they petitioned for a king. And God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.