The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

20 All that time was Moses borne, who was acceptable to God. And he was brought up three months in his fathers house. 21 And the daughter of Pharaoh took him up when he was cast out: and nourished him up for her own son. 22 And Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in word and deed. 23 And when the time of forty years was fulfilled, it came into his mind to go visit his brethren the children of Israel. 24 And when he saw one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and revenged him which had the wrong, having smitten the Egyptian, 25 And he thought that his brethren would have understood that God by his hand should give them deliverance, but they understood not. 26 The next day he was seen as they strove, and set them at one again, saying: Sirs, ye are brethren: why hurt ye one another? 27 And he which did injury to his neighbour, thrust him away, saying: Who made thee a prince and a judge over us. 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? 29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

20 All that time was Moses borne, who was acceptable to God. And hee was brought vp three moneths in his fathers house. 21 And the daughter of Pharao tooke him vp when he was cast out: and nourished him vp for her owne sonne. 22 And Moses was taught in all wisedome of the Egyptians, and was mighty in word and deed. 23 And when the time of fortie yeeres was fulfilled, it came into his mind to goe visit his brethren the children of Israel. 24 And when he saw one of them suffer wrong, hee defended him, and reuenged him which had the wrong, hauing smitten the Egyptian, 25 And hee thought that his brethren would haue vnderstoode that God by his hand should giue them deliuerance, but they vnderstood not. 26 The next day he was seen as they stroue, and set them at one againe, saying: Sirs, yee are brethren: why hurt ye one another? 27 And hee which did iniurie to his neighbor, thrust him away, saying: Who made thee a prince and a iudge ouer vs. 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? 29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begate two sonnes.

20 It is not without cause that Stephen noteth the circumstance of time. Moses was born at the very same time when the king had commā dead that all the men children should be cast out. Therefore it seemeth that the minister of deliverance is dead before he is borne. But that time is most fit for God to work in,