Acts 7:25

Acts 7:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.

Context of Acts 7:25

23But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. 24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian: and he supposed that his brethren understood how that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not. 26And the day following he appeared 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? 27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

Acts 7:25 word by word

ἐνόμιζεν δὲ συνιέναι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ὅτι ὁ θεὸς διὰ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ δίδωσιν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῖς· οἱ δὲ οὐ συνῆκαν.Read the interlinear

• andδέde · thenG1161
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• supposedνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• understoodσυνίημιsuniēmi · to understandG4920
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• givingδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• deliveranceσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Acts 7:25

• Acts 14:27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and how that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
• Acts 15:4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
• Acts 21:19And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
• 1 Samuel 14:45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
• 1 Samuel 19:5for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
• 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valour, but he was a leper.
• Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
• 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
• Colossians 1:29whereunto I labour also, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
• Psalms 106:7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
• Mark 9:32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
• Luke 9:45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it: and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
• Luke 18:34And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

Commentaries on Acts 7:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25He supposed his brethren would have understood, etc. - He probably imagined that, as he felt from the Divine influence he was appointed to be their deliverer, they would have his Divine appointment signified to them in a similar way; and the act of justice which he now did in behalf of his oppressed countryman would be sufficient to show them that he was now ready to enter upon his office, if they were willing to concur.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25For he supposed - This is not mentioned by Moses; but it is not at all improbable. When they saw him “alone” contending with the Egyptian; when it was understood that he had come and taken vengeance on one of their oppressors, it might have been presumed that he regarded himself as directed by God to interpose, and save the people.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