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An Israelite pushes Moses away as he tries to reconcile two men.
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Acts 7:26-28

Moses Is Rejected as Peacemaker

Stephen's Witness · Acts 7

Story guide: Stephen recalls the next day, when Moses tries to reconcile two Israelites and is rejected. This image illustrates the account in his speech.

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26And on the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting and was trying to reconcile them to peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you wronging one another?’

27But the man who was wronging his neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge over us?’

28Do you want to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian yesterday?

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