Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Acts 13:18 in English Standard Version "And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness." De 9:5 Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.Ac 7:36 This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.