King James Version
Acts 3:23 in the King James Version says “And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.”
Acts 3:23 · KJV
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.
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.
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
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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“soul”
G5590breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh
“not”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“prophet”
G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
“from among”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
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