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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.

KJV

Μωϋσῆς μὲν εἶπεν ὅτι προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν ὡς ἐμέ· αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἂν λαλήσῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

Greek NT

Moyses quidem dixit : Quoniam prophetam suscitabit vobis Dominus Deus vester de fratribus vestris, tamquam me : ipsum audietis juxta omnia quæcumque locutus fuerit vobis.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

For Moses said: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

23 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×
ὅσος
osos
correlative · 108×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Deut 18:15 · exact_quote
    "The 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;"
    Deuteronomy: God will raise up a prophet like me — Peter's temple sermon

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: μὲν | WH/Treg/NIV: μὲν | RP: + γὰρ πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας
  • μὲνSBLGNT
  • μὲνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + γὰρ πρὸς τοὺς πατέραςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: θεὸς | WH: θεὸς | Treg/NIV: + ὑμῶν | RP: + ἡμῶν
  • θεὸςSBLGNT
  • θεὸςWestcott-Hort
  • + ὑμῶνTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἡμῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Typology

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Q. Why is he called Christ, meaning anointed? A. Because he has been ordained by God the Father and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit to be our chief prophet and teacher who perfectly reveals to us the secret counsel and will of God for our deliverance; our only high priest who has set us free by the one sacrifice of his body, and who continually pleads our cause with the …
The Gospel is opposed to the law. For the law works wrath and announces the curse, but the Gospel preaches grace and blessing. John says: "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." Yet it is most certain that those who were before the law and under the law, were not altogether destitute of the Gospel. For they had extraordinary evangelical…
It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, according to the covenant made between them both, to be the Mediator between God and man; the Prophet, Priest, and King; Head and Savior of His church, the heir of all things, and judge of the world; unto whom He did from all eternity give a people to be His seed and to be by Him…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:10 — Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
  • Acts 3:26 — Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
  • Acts 7:37 — This 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.
  • Acts 7:37 — This 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.
  • Dan 9:24 — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting right
  • Deut 18:15 — The 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;
  • Deut 18:15 — The 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;
  • Deut 18:19 — And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
  • Gal 4:4 — But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
  • Heb 1:1 — God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
  • Heb 2:9 — But 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.
  • Heb 3:5 — And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
  • Heb 5:9 — And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
  • Hos 12:13 — And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
  • Isa 42:23 — Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
  • Isa 55:3 — Incline 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.
  • John 1:17 — For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
  • John 5:24 — Verily, 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.
  • John 5:39 — Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
  • John 6:14 — Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
  • John 7:39 — (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
  • John 8:12 — Then 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.
  • John 9:17 — They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
  • John 12:46 — I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
  • Luke 9:30 — And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
  • Luke 9:35 — And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
  • Luke 13:33 — Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
  • Luke 24:19 — And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
  • Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
  • Mark 9:4 — And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
  • Mark 9:7 — And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
  • Matt 11:13 — For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
  • Matt 11:29 — Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
  • Matt 12:50 — For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
  • Matt 17:4 — Then 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.
  • Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
  • Rev 1:1 — The 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:
  • Rom 8:3 — For 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:
  • Rom 9:5 — Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.