Acts 7:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Exodus 2:12

And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

Acts 7:23

But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

Acts 7:25

and he supposed that his brethren understood how that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.

Acts 7:28

Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?