Acts 7:37

37 “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’^[a]

Acts 7:37 in Other Translations

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.

37 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.'

37 “Moses himself told the people of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people.’

37 This is the Moses who said to his congregation, 'God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.'

37 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.

37 This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet, an Israelite like me.'

37 "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers.

37 "This is the same Moses who spoke to the people of Israel. 'God will send you a prophet,' he said. 'He will be like me. He will come from your own people.'(Deuteronomy 18:15)

Acts 7:37 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:37

This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel,
&c.] What is recorded in ( Deuteronomy 18:15 ) .

a prophet
(See Gill on Acts 3:22).

Acts 7:37 In-Context

35 “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

36 He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness.

37 “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’

38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to pass on to us.

39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 18:15,18; Acts 3:22

Footnotes

• [a]. Deut. 18:15