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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.

KJV

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Μωϋσῆς ὁ εἴπας τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν ὡς ἐμέ.

Greek NT

Hic est Moyses, qui dixit filiis Israël : Prophetam suscitabit vobis Deus de fratribus vestris, tamquam me : ipsum audietis.

Vulgate

This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.

ASV

This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself. Him shall you hear.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Moses

In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
Ἰσραήλ
israel
noun · 68×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Deut 18:15 · paraphrase
    "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 — Stephen's speech

Textual variants

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

minor
SBLGNT: εἴπας | WH/Treg/NIV: εἴπας | RP: εἰπὼν
  • εἴπαςSBLGNT
  • εἴπαςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἰπὼνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὁ θεὸς | WH/Treg/NIV: ὁ θεὸς | RP: κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν
  • ὁ θεὸςSBLGNT
  • ὁ θεὸςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Typology

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Acts 7:38 — This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
  • 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;
  • 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 8:46 — Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
  • John 18:37 — Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto th
  • 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 24:27 — And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
  • 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 9:7 — 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 11:29 — 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 17:3 — And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
  • Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
  • Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.