Acts 7:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?”
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Read Full Chapter →The next day Moses tried to reconcile two quarreling Israelites, reminding them that they were brothers.
What Does Acts 7:26 Mean?
Stephen recalls Exodus 2:13. Moses steps between two of his own people, urging peace on the ground of brotherhood.
The would-be deliverer is also a peacemaker, for what good is rescue from Egypt if the rescued devour one another? The appeal still stands wherever the people of God quarrel: ye are brethren. Christ makes peace the same way, by reminding us whose family we are (Ephesians 2:14).
Acts 7:26 in the Original Language
synallasso (συναλλάσσω), 'set at one' -- to reconcile, to bring quarreling parties back to peace.
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What does Acts 7:26 mean?
The next day Moses tried to reconcile two quarreling Israelites, reminding them that they were brothers.