Acts 7:24

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

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  • John 18:10-11 : 10 Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest's servant, and cut off his right ear -- and the name of the servant was Malchus -- 11 Jesus, therefore, said to Peter, `Put the sword into the sheath; the cup that the Father hath given to me, may I not drink it?'
  • John 18:25-27 : 25 And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself, they said then to him, `Art thou also of his disciples?' he denied, and said, `I am not.' 26 One of the servants of the chief priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, `Did not I see thee in the garden with him?' 27 again, therefore, Peter denied, and immediately a cock crew.
  • Acts 7:28 : 28 to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

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    11And it cometh to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto his brethren, and looketh on their burdens, and seeth a man, an Egyptian, smiting a man, a Hebrew, `one' of his brethren,

    12and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.

    13And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, `Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?'

    14and he saith, `Who set thee for a head and a judge over us? to slay me art thou saying `it', as thou hast slain the Egyptian?' and Moses feareth, and saith, `Surely the thing hath been known.'

    15And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

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    18till another king rose, who had not known Joseph;

    19this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

    20in which time Moses was born, and he was fair to God, and he was brought up three months in the house of his father;

    21and he having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and did rear him to herself for a son;

    22and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

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    25and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

    26`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?

    27and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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