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Selected Verse: Acts 7:37 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 7:37 |
Strong Concordance |
This [3778] is [2076] that Moses [3475], which [3588] said [2036] unto the children [5207] of Israel [2474], A prophet [4396] shall [450] the Lord [2962] your [5216] God [2316] raise up [450] unto you [5213] of [1537] your [5216] brethren [80], like [5613] unto me [1691]; him [846] shall ye hear [191]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| This is that Moses which said . . . A prophet . . . him shall ye hear--This is quoted to remind his Moses-worshipping audience of the grand testimony of their faithful lawgiver, that he himself was not the last and proper object of the Church's faith, but only a humble precursor and small model of Him to whom their absolute submission was due. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Which said ... - Deu 18:15, Deu 18:18. See this explained, Act 3:22. Stephen introduced this to remind them of the promise of a Messiah; to show his faith in that promise; and "particularly" to remind them of their obligation to hear and obey him. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Lord
Jehovah. (Deu 18:15). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The Lord will raise you up a prophet - St. Stephen here shows that there is no opposition between Moses and Christ. Deu 18:15 |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| This is that Moses, which said - A prophet, etc. - This very Moses, so highly esteemed and honored by God, announced that very prophet whom ye have lately put to death. See the observations at Deu 18:22 (note). |
22 For [1063] Moses [3475] truly [3303] said [2036] unto [4314] the fathers [3962], [3754] A prophet [4396] shall [450] the Lord [2962] your [5216] God [2316] raise up [450] unto you [5213] of [1537] your [5216] brethren [80], like [5613] unto me [1691]; him [846] shall ye hear [191] in [2596] all things [3956] whatsoever [3745] [302] he shall say [2980] unto [4314] you [5209].
18 I will raise them up [06965] a Prophet [05030] from among [07130] their brethren [0251], like unto thee, and will put [05414] my words [01697] in his mouth [06310]; and he shall speak [01696] unto them all that I shall command [06680] him.
15 The LORD [03068] thy God [0430] will raise up [06965] unto thee a Prophet [05030] from the midst [07130] of thee, of thy brethren [0251], like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken [08085];
15 The LORD [03068] thy God [0430] will raise up [06965] unto thee a Prophet [05030] from the midst [07130] of thee, of thy brethren [0251], like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken [08085];
15 The LORD [03068] thy God [0430] will raise up [06965] unto thee a Prophet [05030] from the midst [07130] of thee, of thy brethren [0251], like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken [08085];
22 When a prophet [05030] speaketh [01696] in the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], if the thing [01697] follow not, nor come to pass [0935], that is the thing [01697] which the LORD [03068] hath not spoken [01696], but the prophet [05030] hath spoken [01696] it presumptuously [02087]: thou shalt not be afraid [01481] of him.