New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 7:24-29

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedG2669manG2669by fatallystrikingπατάξαςpataxasG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he thoughtἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him; but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26And on the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164eachG3164otherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them to peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,by sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101are you injuringἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91eachG240otherG240?’

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

28You do not intendθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strangerπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hefatheredἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

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