By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
Parallel translations
- WEB By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
- BSB By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
- NKJV By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
- NASB By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
- NLT It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
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Quick answer
When grown, Moses by faith refused the status of being called Pharaoh's daughter's son. He turned from privilege to identify with God's people.
Overview
Exodus 2 tells how Moses was raised in Pharaoh's household, yet by faith he renounced that royal identity. Rejecting the prestige of Egypt, he chose solidarity with the oppressed people of God. His renunciation prefigures Christ, who left heavenly glory to identify with and redeem his people (Philippians 2:6–8).
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Cross-references · 2
- Exod 2:10–11And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
- Acts 7:21–24And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
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