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?
• 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?’
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The next day he visited them again and saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to be a peacemaker. ‘Men,’ he said, ‘you are brothers. Why are you fighting each other?’

Context of Acts 7:26

24He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian. 25Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not. 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?’ 27“But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? 28Are you thinking of killing 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 2:13The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?”
• Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.
• Genesis 45:24Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!”
• Psalms 133:1How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
• Proverbs 18:19A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
• John 15:17This is my command: Love each other.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
• 1 John 3:11For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love 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