KJV King James Version
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
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Acts 3:22
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
WEB World English Bible
For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
ASV American Standard Version
Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me; to him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said—A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;
Surrounding context — Acts 3
19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
23 And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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ΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesμὲνG3303 · menon the other handεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπροφήτηνG4396 · prophētēsprophetὑμῖνG4771 · suyouἀναστήσειG450 · anistēmito ariseκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφῶνG80 · adelphosbrotherὑμῶνG4771 · suyouὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐμέ·G1473 · egōI/weαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἀκούσεσθεG191 · akouōto hearκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toπάνταG3956 · pasallὅσαG3745 · hososjust as/how muchἂνG302 · anifλαλήσῃG2980 · laleōto speakπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withὑμᾶς.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 18:15-19The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;Acts 7:37This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.Hebrews 1:1-2God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,Hebrews 2:9-17But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.Luke 9:30-35And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:Isaiah 55:3-4Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, [even] the sure mercies of David.Matthew 17:4-5Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.Mark 9:4-7And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.John 5:39-47Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:Romans 9:5Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.John 8:12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
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