Acts 7:23 “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the…”

Acts 7:23

When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe when he was full fourtie yeere olde, it came into his heart to visite his brethren, the children of Israel.

Darby Translation

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;

Young's Literal Translation

'And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

Bible in Basic English

But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel.

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Cross references

“when”

Hebrews 11:24–26 Exodus 2:11 Exodus 2:12

Hebrews 11:24–26 · BSB

By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

Exodus 2:11 · BSB

One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

Exodus 2:12 · BSB

After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

“it came”

Proverbs 21:1 Ezra 7:27 James 1:17 Revelation 17:17 Exodus 35:21 Exodus 35:29

Proverbs 21:1 · BSB

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Ezra 7:27 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

James 1:17 · BSB

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Revelation 17:17 · BSB

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Exodus 35:21 · BSB

And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:29 · BSB

So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

“to”

Exodus 4:18 Acts 15:36

Exodus 4:18 · BSB

Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.

Acts 15:36 · BSB

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

24And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

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