Acts 7:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the next day he showed himself to them as they were quarreling, and would have set them at peace, saying, Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The next day, he appeared to two of them as they were fighting and tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you hurting each other?'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G5037} the day{G2250} following{G1966} he appeared{G3700} unto them{G846} as they strove,{G3164} and{G2532} would have set{G4900} them{G846} at{G1519} one{G1515} again,{G4900} saying,{G2036} Sirs,{G435} ye{G5210} are{G2075} brethren;{G80} why{G2444} do ye wrong{G91} one to another?{G240}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G5037} the next{G1966}{(G5752)} day{G2250} he shewed himself{G3700}{(G5681)} unto them{G846} as they strove{G3164}{(G5736)}, and{G2532} would have set{G4900}{(G5656)} them{G846} at{G1519} one again{G1515}, saying{G2036}{(G5631)}, Sirs{G435}, ye{G5210} are{G2075}{(G5748)} brethren{G80}; why{G2444} do ye wrong{G91}{(G5719)} one to another{G240}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the next daye he shewed him selfe vnto the as they strove and wolde have set the at one agayne sayinge: Syrs ye are brethren why hurte ye one another?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And on the nexte daye he shewed himself vnto them as they stroue together, and wolde haue set them at one agayne, and sayde: Syrs, ye are brethren, why hurte ye one another?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the next day, he shewed himselfe vnto them as they stroue, and woulde haue set them at one againe, saying, Syrs, ye are brethren: why doe ye wrong one to another?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the next day he shewed hym selfe vnto them as they stroue, and woulde haue set them at one agayne, saying: Sirs, ye are brethren, why do ye wrong one to another?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying,‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:13-15 : 13 And when he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, Why are you hitting your fellow? 14 And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was afraid and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
  • Ps 133:1 : 1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
  • Prov 18:19 : 19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and their disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
  • John 15:17-18 : 17 These things I command you, that you love one another. 18 If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.
  • 1 Cor 6:6-8 : 6 But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded? 8 No, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.
  • Phil 2:1 : 1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves.
  • 1 John 3:11-15 : 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 13 Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death. 15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
  • Gen 13:8 : 8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
  • Gen 45:24 : 24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, See that you do not quarrel on the way.

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