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?
• 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

24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: 25For he supposed his brethren to understand that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. And the next day he showed himself to them as they were fighting, and would have constrained them to be at peace 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? 28Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst 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

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• nextἐπιοῦσαepiousa · to come laterG1966
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• himselfὀπτάνομαιoptanomai optomai · to appearG3700
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fightingμάχομαιmachomai · to quarrelG3164
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• constrainedσυνελαύνωsunelaunō · to bring togetherG4900
• atεἰςeis · towardG1519
• againεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• sayingεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Sirsἀνήρanēr · manG435
• yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• areἐστέeste · you areG2075
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• whyἱνατίhinati · why?G2444
• wrongἀδικέωadikeō · to harmG91
• anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240

Cross-references for Acts 7:26

• Exodus 2:13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Why smitest thou thy companion?
• Genesis 13:8And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren.
• Genesis 45:24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said to them, See that ye contend not by the way.
• Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
• Proverbs 18:19A brother offendedis harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
• John 15:17These things I command you, that ye love one another.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.
• Philippians 2:1If there istherefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
• 1 John 3:11For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that 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