Exodus 2:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The man answered, “Did anyone say you could be our ruler and judge? Tell me, will you kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?” Then Moses was afraid. He thought to himself, “Now everyone knows what I did.”

Cross References

Luke 12:14

But Jesus said to him, “Who said I should be your judge or decide how to divide your father’s things between you two?”

Matthew 21:23

Jesus went into the Temple area. While Jesus was teaching there, the leading priests and the older leaders of the people came to him. They said, “Tell us! What authority do you have to do these things you are doing? Who gave you this authority?”

Luke 19:14

But the people in the kingdom hated the man. They sent a group to follow him to the other country. There they said, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Genesis 19:9

The men surrounding the house answered, “Get out of our way!” They said to themselves, “This man Lot came to our city as a visitor. Now he wants to tell us how we should live!” Then the men said to Lot, “We will do worse things to you than to them.” So the men started moving closer and closer to Lot. They were about to break down the door.

Acts 7:35

“This Moses was the one his people said they did not want. They said, ‘Did anyone say you could be our ruler and judge?’ But he is the one God sent to be a ruler and savior. God sent him with the help of an angel, the one Moses saw in the burning bush.

Proverbs 19:12

The shouts of an angry king are like a roaring lion, but his kind words are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.

Numbers 16:13

You have brought us out of a land filled with many good things. You brought us to the desert to kill us. And now you want to show that you have even more power over us.

Numbers 16:3

They came as a group to speak against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far—you are wrong! All the Israelites are holy—the Lord still lives among them. You are making yourselves more important than the rest of the Lord’s people.”

Genesis 13:8

So Abram said to Lot, “There should be no arguing between you and me or between your people and my people. We are all brothers.

Luke 19:27

Now where are my enemies? Where are the people who did not want me to be king? Bring my enemies here and kill them. I will watch them die.’”

Proverbs 29:25

Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord, you will be safe.

Hebrews 11:27

Moses left Egypt because he had faith. He was not afraid of the king’s anger. He continued strong as if he could see the God no one can see.

Genesis 34:27

Jacob’s sons went to the city and stole everything that was there because of what Shechem had done to their sister.