Acts 7:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

next. following. Greek. epeimi. Only here, Acts 16:11; Acts 20:15; Acts 21:18; Acts 23:11. See note on Matthew 6:11.

shewed himself. Greek. optomai, as in Acts 7:2.

strove. fought. Greek. machomai. Only here, Joh 6:52. 2 Timothy 2:24.James 4:2.

would have set them. was driving them together. Greek. sunelauno. Only here. But the texts read "was reconciling them", Greek. sunallasso.

at one. into (Greek. eis. App-104.) peace.

again. Omit.

Sirs. Men. Greek. aner. App-123. The plural andres is translated "Sirs" six times, all in Acts, here, Acts 14:15; Acts 19:25; Acts 27:10; Acts 27:21; Acts 27:25.

do ye wrong one to another. wrong ye one another. Greek. adikeo, as in Acts 7:24.

Acts 7:26

26 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?