Acts 7:24

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

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;

25For he thought that his brethren would understand that God by his hand was giving them deliverance. But they understood not.

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Cross References

John 18:25But Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, Art thou also of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:18-30

Stephen's Address. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: 21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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