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The Rejection and Flight of Moses

Acts 7:27

In 9 translations

BSB
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
KJV
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
WEB
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
ASV
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
LSV
And he who is doing injustice to the neighbor, thrusted him away, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge over us?
YLT
and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?
DBY
But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
DRC
But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us?
GNV
But he that did his neighbour wrong, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a prince, and a iudge ouer vs?

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἡμῶν (“us”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἡμᾶς (“us”).
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  • SBLGNT: ἡμῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἡμῶν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἡμᾶς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών· Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφʼ ἡμῶν;
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτόν, εἰπών, Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς;
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτόν, εἰπών, Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ᾿ ἡμᾶς;
SCR1894
ο δε αδικων τον πλησιον απωσατο αυτον ειπων τις σε κατεστησεν αρχοντα και δικαστην εφ ημας

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  • Luke 12:14But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
  • Proverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself. Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
  • Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  • John 18:36–37Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.” “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a…
  • Acts 3:13–15The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him. You rejected the Holy and…
  • Acts 4:7They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  • Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  • Genesis 19:19Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
  • John 19:12–15From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.” When Pilate heard these words, he…
  • Acts 4:11–12This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  • Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
  • Acts 7:54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
  • Acts 7:39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
  • 1 Samuel 25:14–15Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them. Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the…

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