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But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, `Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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The Guilty Party's Defense
Commentators highlight a timeless human tendency in this verse: the person who is in the wrong is often the first to reject peacemaking and accountability. As Albert Barnes notes, when someone rejects friendly intervention with anger, it's strong evidence they know they are at fault. This principle applies to personal conflicts and even humanity's relationship with God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But he who did, etc. Intent on his purpose, filled with rage and passion, he rejected all interference and all attempts at peace.
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Thrust him away (απωσατο αυτον). First aorist middle indicative (Koine for Attic απεωσατο) of απωθεω, to push away from one…
19th Century
Anglican
Who made thee a ruler and a judge?—The stress laid on this afterwards, in Acts 7:35, shows that it took its place in the …
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Baptist
So that he was eighty years of age when he really began his great lifework. Perhaps, as a rule, the larger part of our time is occupied in getting …
Still on the subject of “the land,” Stephen recounts the life of Moses. Incorporated into this section, largely by way of anticipation, is a Mosesr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he that did his neighbour wrong; Who seems to be the same person whom Moses had defended the day before; and, accordi…
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