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Acts - ch 7 v 21 - 40
- And when he was exposed, Pharao's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
- And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.
- And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
- And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.
- And he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand would save them; but they understood it not.
- And the day following, he shewed himself to them when they were at strife; and would have reconciled them in peace, saying: Men, ye are brethren; why hurt you one another?
- But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us?
- What, wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian?
- And Moses fled upon this word, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begot two sons.
- And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.
- And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
- I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses being terrified, durst not behold.
- And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet, for the place wherein thou standest, is holy ground.
- Seeing I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, and I will send thee into Egypt.
- This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge? him God sent to be prince and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- He brought them out, doing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert forty years.
- This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself: him shall you hear.
- This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on mount Sina, and with our fathers; who received the words of life to give unto us.
- Whom our fathers would not obey; but thrust him away, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
- Saying to Aaron: Make us gods to go before us. For as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
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