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Acts 7:27

25 He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

26 The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

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

29 At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
KJV
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
WEB
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
ASV
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
DARBY
But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
BLB
But the one mistreating the neighbor pushed him away, having said, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge over us?
ÅB
Men han som gjorde sin neste urett, støtte ham fra seg og sa: Hvem har satt deg til høvding og dommer over oss?
OTB
Men den som skadet sin nabo skjøv ham til side og sa: ‘Hvem har satt deg til hersker og dommer over oss?
B1930
Men han som gjorde sin næste urett, støtte ham fra sig og sa: Hvem har satt dig til høvding og dommer over oss?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 12:14

    But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

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  • Acts 7:35

    This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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  • Proverbs 9:7–8

    He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

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  • Acts 4:11–12

    This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

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  • 1 Samuel 25:14–15

    Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.

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  • Genesis 19:19

    Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

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  • John 18:36–37

    Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

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  • Acts 5:33

    When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

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