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Acts 7:27

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

"But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?" Mark; the very words which they said to Christ: "Who made Thee ruler and judge over us?" So habitual a thing was it for Jews to wrong their benefactors when in the act of receiving benefits!

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Theophylact of Ohrid

But pay attention to the response: "Who made you a ruler and judge over us?" The very same words that were later said to Christ. To repay good with insult — that is in the spirit of the Jews.

Commentary on Acts ↗

Western Saints

Bede

Who made you a ruler and judge over us? In his entire speech, he convicted them, already then being contrary to the law and Moses.

Commentary on Acts ↗