Common English Bible

Acts Of The Apostles 7:22-27 Common English Bible (CEB)

22. Moses learned everything Egyptian wisdom had to offer, and he was a man of powerful words and deeds.

23. “When Moses was 40 years old, he decided to visit his family, the Israelites.

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

25. He expected his own kin to understand that God was using him to rescue them, but they didn’t.

26. The next day he came upon some Israelites who were caught up in an argument. He tried to make peace between them by saying, ‘You are brothers! Why are you harming each other?’

27. The one who started the fight against his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who appointed you as our leader and judge?