Acts 7:27

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

Cross-references

Acts 7:35 Citation

Acts 7:35 repeats the exact rejection quote and then reveals God sent the rejected Moses as ruler and redeemer — deepening the irony.

Acts 7:39 Parallel

Acts 7:39 continues the narrative: the Israelites thrust Moses aside and turned back to Egypt — the rejection leads to outright rebellion.

Acts 7:51 Parallel

In Acts 7:51, Stephen directly ties the current audience to their fathers who rejected Moses, the very event described in Acts 7:27.

Acts 3:13-15 describes Israel rejecting Jesus, the Holy One — a typological parallel to their rejection of Moses, the earlier deliverer.

Acts 4:11 Typology

Acts 4:11 quotes the rejected stone becoming cornerstone — directly parallels the rejection of Moses (and ultimately Jesus) in Acts 7:27.

Luke 12:14 Allusion

In Luke 12:14, Jesus uses nearly identical wording to reject being made a judge, mirroring Moses' rejection by the Israelites.

Proverbs 9:7 Related theme

Proverbs 9:7 warns that correcting a scoffer brings abuse — this mirrors the Hebrew's abusive rejection of Moses' correction in Acts 7:27.

Proverbs 9:8 Related theme

Proverbs 9:8 says reproving a scoffer causes hatred — the Hebrew's hostile reaction exemplifies this wisdom principle.