New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 7:24-29

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292him and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōG2669by strikingG3960downG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he supposedἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him, but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26On the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164togetherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them in peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101do you injureἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91oneἀλλήλους;allēlousG240anotherG240?’

27But the one who was injuringἀδικῶνadikōnG91his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushedG683him awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us?

28You do not meanθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096an alienπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hebecameG1080the fatherG1080of twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

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