New International Reader's Version

Acts 7:13-28 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

13. On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was. Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.

14. "After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family. The total number of people was 75.

15. Then Jacob went down to Egypt. There he and his family died.

16. Some of their bodies were brought back to Shechem. They were placed in a tomb Abraham had bought. He had purchased it from Hamor's sons at Shechem for a certain amount of money.

17. "In Egypt the number of our people grew and grew. It was nearly time for God to make his promise to Abraham come true.

18. Another king became ruler of Egypt. He knew nothing about Joseph.

19. He was very evil and dishonest with our people. He beat them down. He forced them to throw out their newborn babies to die.

20. "At that time Moses was born. He was not an ordinary child. For three months he was taken care of by his family.

21. Then he was placed outside. But Pharaoh's daughter took him home. She brought him up as her own son.

22. Moses was taught all the knowledge of the people of Egypt. He became a powerful speaker and a man of action.

23. "When Moses was 40 years old, he decided to visit the people of Israel. They were his own people.

24. He saw one of them being treated badly by a man of Egypt. So he went to help him. He got even by killing the man.

25. Moses thought his own people would realize that God was using him to save them. But they didn't.

26. "The next day Moses saw two men of Israel fighting. He tried to make peace between them. 'Men, you are both of Israel,' he said. 'Why do you want to hurt each other?'

27. "But the man who was treating the other one badly pushed Moses to one side. He said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?

28. Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' (Exodus 2:14)