Acts 7:27

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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Who appointed thee — "Under the presence of the want of a call by man, the instruments of God are often rejected."

²⁷ But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Acts 7:27