King James Version

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γὰρ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the fathers” (τοὺς πατέρας) before said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (ὑμῶν) before like here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to” (πρὸς) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesμὲνmentrulyμένconjunction — “truly”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “truly”.trulyεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ΠροφήτηνprophētēnA prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “A prophet”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.A prophetὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἀναστήσειanastēseito ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, an action still aheadG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῶνadelphōnbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὡςhōslikeὡςconjunction — “like”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.likeἐμέemeunto meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “unto me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.unto meαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀκούσεσθεakousestheshall ye hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall ye hear”, an action still aheadG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.shall ye hearκατὰkatainκατάpreposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsὅσαhosawhatsoeverὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “whatsoever”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.whatsoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.λαλήσῃlalēsēhe shall sayλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he shall say”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “say”.he shall sayπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραςpaterasfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said — A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

'For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said — A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;

World English Bible

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.

Darby Translation

Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord your God raise up to you out of your brethren like me: him shall ye hear in everything whatsoever he shall say to you.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Fulfills

Deuteronomy 18:15 Deuteronomy 18:15 · King James VersionThe 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 18:15 · King James VersionOpen the Source
prophet like Moses · NT explicit
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;

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