24He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.


In Context

21 When he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

23 "When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his fellow Israelites.

24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.

25 Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.

26 The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?'

Acts 7:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended [him,] and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And seeing one of them'suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended him, and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: