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Acts 7:23

However, when he was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the Israelites.

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In The King James Version

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

In Context

22Moses received instruction in all areas of Egyptian knowledge, and he became a powerful speaker and leader.

24He saw one of them being mistreated, so he intervened to defend him. On behalf of the man he took revenge and killed the Egyptian.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:18Then Moses returned to Jethro his father-in-law and told him, “Please allow me to go back to my own people in Egypt so I can see if any of them are still alive.” “Go with my blessing,” Jethro replied.

Exodus 35:29All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought a freewill offering to the Lord for all the work in making what the Lord through Moses had ordered them to do.

2 Chronicles 30:12At this time the power of God was helping the people in Judah to all have the same desire to follow the orders of the king and his officials, as indicated by the word of the Lord.

Ezra 1:5Then God encouraged the family leaders of Judah and Benjamin, as well as the priests and Levites to go and rebuild the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem.

Proverbs 21:1The Lord directs the king's decisions like a stream of water that he sends whichever way he wants.

2 Corinthians 8:16Thanks be to God that he gave to Titus the same devotion for you that I have.

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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