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Acts 3:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ "
Acts 3:23
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21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
22 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.
23 It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
24 Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.
25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’
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Acts 3:1
"Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour."
Acts 3:2
"A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple."
Acts 3:3
"Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy."
Acts 3:4
"Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”"
Acts 3:5
"He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them."
Acts 3:6
"But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”"
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