Tree of Life Version
Acts 7:35
35“This Moses—whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who appointed you as ruler and judge?’—is the one whom God sent as both ruler and redeemer, by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
- New International Version (NIV)“This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Context of Acts 7:35
33But Adonai said to him, ‘Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come—let Me send you to Egypt.’ “This Moses—whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who appointed you as ruler and judge?’—is the one whom God sent as both ruler and redeemer, by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. 36This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. 37This is the Moses who said to Bnei-Yisrael, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
Read all of Acts 7Acts 7:35 word by word
Τοῦτον τὸν Μωϋσῆν ὃν ἠρνήσαντο εἰπόντες· τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν; τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ λυτρωτὴν ἀπέσταλκεν σὺν χειρὶ ἀγγέλου τοῦ ὀφθέντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βάτῳ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- they refusedἀρνέομαιarneomai · to denyG720
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Whoτίςtis · which?G5101
- madeκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- a rulerἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- a judgeδικαστήςdikastēs · magistrateG1348
- didἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- a delivererλυτρωτήςlutrōtēs · redeemerG3086
- byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the handχείρcheir · handG5495
- of the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- appearedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- the bushβάτοςbatos · thorn bushG942
Cross-references for Acts 7:35
- Acts 7:9The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him.
- 1 Samuel 8:7Then Adonai said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For they have not rejected you, rather they have rejected Me from being king over them.
- 1 Samuel 10:27But certain worthless men said, “How can this one save us?” So they despised him and brought him no present. But he kept silent.
- Luke 19:14But his citizens detested him and they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this fellow to reign over us!’
- John 18:40They shouted back, “Not this One, but Bar-Abba!” Now Bar-Abba was a revolutionary.
- John 19:15They shouted back, “Take Him away! Take Him away! Execute Him!” Pilate said to them, “Should I execute your king?” The ruling kohanim answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”
- Psalms 75:7For exaltation comes not from the east nor from the west, nor even from the desert.
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy out of the dunghill,
- Psalms 118:22The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.
- Acts 2:36“Therefore let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him—this Yeshua whom you had crucified—both Lord and Messiah!”
- Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘Adonai your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. Hear and obey Him in all that He shall say to you.
- Acts 5:31This One God exalted at His right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and removal of sins.
- 1 Samuel 12:8When Jacob entered Egypt and your fathers cried out to Adonai, then Adonai sent Moses and Aaron who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
- Nehemiah 9:10You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all the people of his land, for You knew how insolently they treated them. You made a name for Yourself which remains to this day.
- Psalms 77:20Your way was in the sea, and Your path in the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not seen.
- Isaiah 63:11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses: “Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put among them His Ruach ha-Kodesh?
Commentaries on Acts 7:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Whom they refused - That is, when he first presented himself to them, Exodus 2:13-14. Stephen introduces and dwells upon this refusal in order, perhaps, to remind them that this had been the character of their nation, and to prepare the way for the charge which he intended to bring against those whom he addressed, as being stiff-necked and rebellious. See Acts 7:51-52, etc. A ruler - A military leader, or a governor in civil matters. A deliverer - A…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-41Verses 30-41 Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's taking upon him the nature of…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. 35-4135-41. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge, &c.--Here, again, "the stone which the builders refused is made the head of the corner" (Psa 118:22).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
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