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Acts 7:25

NETBible	He thought his own people¹ would understand that God was delivering them² through him,³ but they did not understand.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Act 7:25	Moses thought that his own people would realise that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.
NASB © biblegateway Act 7:25	"And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.
NLT © biblegateway Act 7:25	Moses assumed his brothers would realize that God had sent him to rescue them, but they didn’t.
MSG © biblegateway Act 7:25	He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn't see it that way.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 7:25	And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 7:25	He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand that God through him was rescuing them, but they did not understand.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 7:25	"For he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.
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KJV	For <1161> he supposed <3543> (5707) his <846> brethren <80> would have understood <4920> (5721) how <3754> that God <2316> by <1223> his <846> hand <5495> would deliver <1325> (5719) <4991> them <846>_: but <1161> they understood <4920> (5656) not <3756>_. {For: or, Now}
NASB © biblegateway Act 7:25	"And he supposed <3543> that his brethren <80> understood <4920> that God <2316> was granting <1325> them deliverance <4991> through <1223> him, but they did not understand <4920> .
NET [draft] ITL	He thought <3543> his own people <80> would understand <4920> that <3754> God <2316> was delivering <1325> <4991> them <846> through <1223> <5495> him <846> , but <1161> they did <4920> not <3756> understand <4920> .
GREEK	enomizen sunienai adelfouv oti o yeov dia ceirov autou didwsin autoiv oi de ou sunhkan <4920> (5656) V-AAI-3P

NETBible

He thought his own people¹ would understand that God was delivering them² through him,³ but they did not understand.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “his brothers.”

²tn Grk “was granting them deliverance.” The narrator explains that this act pictured what Moses could do for his people.

³tn Grk “by his hand,” where the hand is a metaphor for the entire person.

⁴sn They did not understand. Here is the theme of the speech. The people did not understand what God was doing through those he chose. They made the same mistake with Joseph at first. See Acts 3:17; 13:27. There is good precedent for this kind of challenging review of history in the ancient scriptures: Ps 106:6-46; Ezek 20; and Neh 9:6-38.