Acts 7:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying,‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

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  • Acts 7:35 : 35 This same Moses they had rejected, saying,‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  • Luke 12:14 : 14 But Jesus said to him,“Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”
  • John 18:36-37 : 36 Jesus replied,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.” 37 Then Pilate said,“So you are a king!” Jesus replied,“You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world– to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”
  • John 19:12-15 : 12 From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out,“If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!” 13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic). 14 (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!” 15 Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”
  • Acts 3:13-15 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him. 14 But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
  • Acts 4:7 : 7 After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
  • Acts 4:11-12 : 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.”
  • Acts 5:33 : 33 Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.
  • Gen 19:19 : 19 Your servant has found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I am not able to escape to the mountains because this disaster will overtake me and I’ll die.
  • 1 Sam 25:14-15 : 14 But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail,“David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our lord, but he screamed at them. 15 These men were very good to us. They did not insult us, nor did we sustain any loss during the entire time we were together in the field.
  • Prov 9:7-8 : 7 Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse. 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.
  • Matt 21:23 : 23 The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
  • Acts 7:39 : 39 Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,
  • Acts 7:54 : 54 Stephen is Killed When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.

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  • Acts 7:26
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    26The 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?’

  • Acts 7:28
    77%

    28You don’t want to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’

  • Luke 12:14
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    14But Jesus said to him,“Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”

  • Exod 2:13-14
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    13When he went out the next day, there were two Hebrew men fighting. So he said to the one who was in the wrong,“Why are you attacking your fellow Hebrew?”

    14The man replied,“Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Are you planning to kill me like you killed that Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, thinking,“Surely what I did has become known.”

  • Luke 12:57
    73%

    57Clear the Debts“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

  • Acts 7:24
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    24When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

  • 1 Cor 6:7-8
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    7The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

    8But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!

  • Matt 7:1
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    1Do Not Judge“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.

  • John 7:24-25
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    71%

    24Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”

    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • Jas 4:11-12
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    11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

    12But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge– the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor?

  • Luke 10:29
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    29But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?”

  • Jas 2:4
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    4If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

  • Mark 11:28
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    28and said,“By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

  • John 7:19
    70%

    19Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”

  • Deut 19:19
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    19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

  • Prov 3:30
    69%

    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Lev 19:15
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    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

  • Isa 3:6
    69%

    6Indeed, a man will grab his brother right in his father’s house and say,‘You own a coat– you be our leader! This heap of ruins will be under your control.’

  • 1 Cor 5:13
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    13But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

  • Luke 20:2
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    2and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”

  • Amos 5:7
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    7The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

  • Acts 23:4
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    4Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”

  • Job 36:23
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    23Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him,‘You have done what is wicked’?

  • 1 Cor 6:1
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    1Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

  • Exod 5:21
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    21and they said to them,“May the LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the opinion of Pharaoh and his servants, so that you have given them an excuse to kill us!”

  • Jas 5:6
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    6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.

  • John 7:51
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    51“Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”

  • Luke 23:14
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    14and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

  • Acts 7:35
    68%

    35This same Moses they had rejected, saying,‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

  • Job 34:17
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    17Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One,

  • Lev 25:14
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    14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

  • Matt 21:23
    68%

    23The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

  • Exod 23:2
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    2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

  • Luke 23:2
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    2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”

  • Luke 19:14
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    14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’

  • Luke 4:29
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    29They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

  • John 18:31
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    31Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”

  • Acts 4:19
    67%

    19But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

  • Col 3:25
    67%

    25For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.