"For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.…" — Acts 7:25

Acts 7:25 · KJV

“For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. {For: or, Now}”

— Acts 7:25

Verse 24

And seeing one {of them} suffer wrong, he defended {him}, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

Verse 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?

Acts 7 — Context

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

And seeing one {of them} suffer wrong, he defended {him}, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. {For: or, Now}

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?

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

Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Luke 9:45

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

Luke 18:34

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We then, {as} workers together {with him}, beseech {you} also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

Colossians 1:29

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

Acts 21:19

And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Acts 15:7

And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men {and} brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

Mark 9:32

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.