Acts 7:37

³⁵ This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

³⁶ He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

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.

³⁸ This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

³⁹ To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
KJV: 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.
WEB: This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.’
ASV: 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.
DARBY: This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up to you out of your brethren like me [him shall ye hear].
BLB: This is the Moses having said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you⁺ a prophet like me from among your⁺ brothers.’

ÅB: Han er den Moses som sa til Israels barn: En profet, slik som meg, skal Gud oppreise dere av deres brødre.
OTB: «Dette er Moses som sa til israelittene: ‘Gud vil oppreise for dere en profet som meg fra deres eget folk.’
B1930: Han er den Moses som sa til Israels barn: En profet, likesom mig, skal Gud opreise eder av eders brødre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 18:15–19
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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Acts 3:22–23
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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John 18:37
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
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Matthew 17:3–5
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
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Acts 7:38
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
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Mark 9:7
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
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Luke 9:35
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
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Luke 9:30–31
And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
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