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Acts 7:26
26On the next day, Moses saw two Israelite men. They were fighting each other. He tried to make them become friends. He said to them, “Listen to me, men. You are both in the family of Israel. You should not hurt each other.”
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
24He saw that an Egyptian man was being cruel to one of the Israelite men. So he went to help the Israelite man. He killed the Egyptian man to punish him. 25Moses thought that his own people would understand him. They would know that God was using him to save them. They would no longer be slaves to work for the Egyptians. But his people did not understand all this. On the next day, Moses saw two Israelite men. They were fighting each other. He tried to make them become friends. He said to them, “Listen to me, men. You are both in the family of Israel. You should not hurt each other.” 27The man who was being cruel to the other man pushed Moses away. He said to Moses, “You have no authority to rule us. You are not our judge. 28I know that yesterday you killed an Egyptian man. So do you want to kill me too?”
Read all of Acts 7Acts 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 2:13The next day, Moses went out again to visit his people. He saw that two Israelite men were fighting each other. Moses said to the guilty man, ‘Why are you attacking your friend, who is an Israelite like you?’
- Genesis 13:8Abram said to Lot, ‘We must not quarrel with each other. Your shepherds and my shepherds must not quarrel with each other. Remember that we belong to the same family.
- Genesis 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers to start their journey. As they left, he said to them, ‘Do not argue with each other on your way home!’
- Psalms 133:1It is good for a family of God's people to live together in peace. Yes! It brings great pleasure!
- Proverbs 18:19If you insult a relative, it will be difficult to become friends with him again. Arguments keep people apart, like the walls of a strong city.
- John 15:17This is what I tell you to do: You must love each other.’
- 1 Corinthians 6:6But instead, some believers among you accuse other believers in front of judges. And those judges are not believers!
- Philippians 2:1You belong to Christ, and he makes you brave. His love makes you strong. You are able to help one another because his Spirit is in you. You can be kind to each other, and you can forgive each other.
- 1 John 3:11Yes, we must love one another. That is the message which you have heard from the beginning.
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
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