Acts 7:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ When he saw one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ And on seeing one of them being unjustly treated, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian and slaying [him].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁴ He saw one of them being wronged so he came to his rescue and evened the score by killing the Egyptian.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ And when he had seen a certain one suffering injury, he defended him. And striking the Egyptian, he wrought a retribution for him who was enduring the injury.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Acts 7:24 Cross References

Exodus 2:11

One day after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

Exodus 2:12

He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

Acts 7:23

“When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his kinfolk, the Israelites.

Acts 7:25

He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand that God through him was rescuing them, but they did not understand.

Acts 7:28

Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’