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24 and seeing one of them abus'd, he defended him, and avenged the injury by killing the Egyptian: 25 for he supposed his brethren would have perceiv'd by this, that God design'd to make him the instrument of their deliverance; but they did not perceive it. 26 the next day seeing some that were fighting, he would have persuaded them to agree, saying, sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye injure one another? 27 but he that did his neighbour the injury repelled Moses, saying, who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 will you kill me as you kill'd the Egyptian yesterday? at these words Moses fled, 29 and went to reside in the land of Madian, where he became the father of two sons. Acts 7:24-29, Mace New Testament. Public domain.
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