Acts 7:26

Acts 7:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
• New International Version (NIV)The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?’

Context of Acts 7:26

24And when he saw one [of them] being treated unfairly, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking and killing the Egyptian. 25He expected his countrymen to understand that God was granting them freedom through him [assuming that they would accept him], but they did not understand. Then on the next day he suddenly appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?’ 27But the man who was injuring his neighbor pushed Moses away, saying, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge over us? 28Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’

Acts 7:26 word by word

τῇ τε ἐπιούσῃ ἡμέρᾳ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς μαχομένοις καὶ συνήλλασσεν αὐτοὺς εἰς εἰρήνην εἰπών· ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί ἐστε ἱνατί ἀδικεῖτε ἀλλήλους;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the nextὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the nextἐπιοῦσαepiousa · to come laterG1966
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• he shewed himselfὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• as they stroveμάχομαιmachomai · to quarrelG3164
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• would have setσυνελαύνωsunelaunō · to bring togetherG4900
• atεἰςeis · towardG1519
• oneεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sirsἀνήρanēr · manG435
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• do ye wrongἀδικέωadikeō · to harmG91
• one to anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240

Cross-references for Acts 7:26

• Exodus 2:13He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, “Why are you striking your friend?”
• Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife and disagreement between you and me, nor between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, because we are relatives.
• Genesis 45:24So he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “See that you do not quarrel on the journey [about how to explain this to our father].”
• Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!
• Proverbs 18:19A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
• John 15:17This [is what] I command you: that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion,
• 1 John 3:11For this is the message which you [believers] have heard from the beginning [of your relationship with Christ], that we should [unselfishly] love and seek the best for one another;

Commentaries on Acts 7:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Unto them as they strove - Two Hebrews, See on Exodus 2:13; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And the next day - Exodus 2:13. He showed himself - He appeared in a sudden and unexpected manner to them. Unto them - That is, to “two” of the Hebrews, Exodus 2:13. As they strove - As they were engaged in a quarrel. Have set them at one - Greek: “would have urged them to peace.” This he did by remonstrating with the man that did the wrong. Saying - What follows is not quoted literally from the account which Moses gives, but it is substantially the same…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-29Verses 17-29 Let us not be discouraged at the slowness of the fulfilling of God's promises. Suffering times often are growing times with the church. God is preparing for his people's deliverance, when their day is darkest, and their distress deepest. Moses was exceeding fair, "fair toward God;" it is the beauty of holiness which is in God's sight of great price. He was wonderfully preserved in his infancy; for God will take special care of those of whom…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53Stephen answered the accusations by speaking about his Lord (see Luke 21:12–17). Instead of defending himself, he became a witness in God's legal case against them. This revealed how contrary they were and their lack of loyalty. Stephen gave a history of Israel's past and reminded them of their repeated rejections of those who announced God's messages. Stephen's review of Israel's history has three main parts: The work of the patriarchs. This refers to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2723-27. In Ac 7:23, 30, 36, the life of Moses is represented as embracing three periods, of forty years each; the Jewish writers say the same; and though this is not expressly stated in the Old Testament, his age at death, one hundred twenty years (De 34:7), agrees with it. it came into his heart to visit his brethren--his heart yearning with love to them as God's chosen people, and heaving with the consciousness of a divine vocation to set them free.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings