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Andδὲit will be thatἔσταιeveryπᾶσαpersonψυχὴwhoἥτις ἂνdoes notμὴlistenἀκούσῃto thatτοῦ ἐκείνουprophetπροφήτουwill be utterly destroyedἐξολεθρευθήσεταιfromἐκamong the people.’τοῦ λαοῦ
Acts 3:23
Study it in the app“And it will be that every person who does not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:23, word by word
- it will be thatἔσταιestai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estai” appears- personψυχὴpsychē
person
A human being counted one by one, as when saying how many there were.
Where else “psychē” appears- listenἀκούσῃakousēi
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akousēi” appears- prophetπροφήτουprophētou
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētou” appears- will be utterly destroyedἐξολεθρευθήσεταιexolethreuthēsetai
destroy utterly
Destroy utterly, exterminate.
Where else “exolethreuthēsetai” appears- among the people.’λαοῦlaou
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laou” appears
Translation note
Compare Leviticus 23:29.
The context
22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers; you will listen to him in everything that he says to you.
23 · This verse (above)
24And all the prophets also, from Samuel and those after him, as many as have spoken, also announced these days.
To study Acts 3 in a group
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?