Acts 7:23-25
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
23 ‘When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his relatives, the Israelites.[a] 24 When he saw one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. 25 He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand that God through him was rescuing them, but they did not understand.
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- Acts 7:23 Gk his brothers, the sons of Israel
Acts 7:23-25
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23 “When Moses was about 40 years old, he decided to visit his own people, the people of Israel. 24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he defended him. Moses hit the Egyptian to pay him back for hurting the man. He hit him so hard that it killed him. 25 Moses thought that his people would understand that God was using him to save them. But they did not understand.
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