And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. {dreamer: Heb. master of dreams}

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this {man} to reign over us.

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, {saying},

And they said, Stand back. And they said {again}, This one {fellow} came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, {even} Lot, and came near to break the door.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. {safe: Heb. set on high}

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send {to be} a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, {Ye take} too much upon you, seeing all the congregation {are} holy, every one of them, and the LORD {is} among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? {Ye take...: Heb. It is much for you}

{Is it} a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

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?

The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we {be} brethren. {brethren: Heb. men brethren}

But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay {them} before me.

And they said, Stand back. And they said {again}, This one {fellow} came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, {even} Lot, and came near to break the door.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

{Is it} a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. {a chief...: or, a prince}

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. {cast...: or, excommunicated him}

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.