Acts 7:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 7:24

22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was ^amighty in words and deeds.

23 ^a“Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian.

25 For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.

26 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?’

27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ^a‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

28 Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian yesterday?’

Verse Comparison: Acts 7:24

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American Standard Version
And seeing one `of them' suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:

Amplified® Bible
And on seeing one of them being unjustly treated, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian {and} slaying [him].

Contemporary English Version
One day he saw an Egyptian mistreating one of them. So he rescued the man and killed the Egyptian.

Darby English Version
and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.

Good News Bible
He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his help and took revenge on the Egyptian by killing him.

International Standard Version
Because he saw one of them being mistreated, he defended and avenged the man who was being mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

King James Version
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

New American Standard Bible
"And when he saw one {of them} being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

New International Version
He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.

New King James Version
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And when he saw one of them receiving unjust treatment, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

Young's Literal Translation
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

New English Translation
When¹ he saw one of them being hurt unfairly,² Moses³ came to his defense⁴ and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

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