Acts 3:22 Cross References

Acts 3:22

22: Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells you.'

"The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites, and you must listen to that prophet.
For this is what you yourselves requested of the LORD your God when you were assembled at Mount Sinai. You begged that you might never again have to listen to the voice of the LORD your God or see this blazing fire for fear you would die.
"Then the LORD said to me, `Fine, I will do as they have requested.
I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will tell that prophet what to say, and he will tell the people everything I command him.
I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.

"Moses himself told the people of Israel, 'God will raise up a Prophet like me from among your own people.'

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.

I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the darkness.

"I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
But now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he made the universe and everything in it.

Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.
"Teacher, this is wonderful!" Peter exclaimed. "We will make three shrines--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
He didn't really know what to say, for they were all terribly afraid.
Then a cloud came over them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."

Then two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.
They were glorious to see. And they were speaking of how he was about to fulfill God's plan by dying in Jerusalem.
Peter and the others were very drowsy and had fallen asleep. Now they woke up and saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.
As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, "Master, this is wonderful! We will make three shrines--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
But even as he was saying this, a cloud came over them; and terror gripped them as it covered them.

"Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, for the life of your soul is at stake. I am ready to make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the mercies and unfailing love that I promised to David.
He displayed my power by being my witness and a leader among the nations.

Peter blurted out, "Lord, this is wonderful! If you want me to, I'll make three shrines, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
But even as he said it, a bright cloud came over them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with him. Listen to him."

For the law was given through Moses; God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

What we do see is Jesus, who "for a little while was made lower than the angels" and now is "crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death for us. Yes, by God's grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone in all the world.
And it was only right that God--who made everything and for whom everything was made--should bring his many children into glory. Through the suffering of Jesus, God made him a perfect leader, one fit to bring them into their salvation.
So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.
For he said to God, "I will declare the wonder of your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among all your people."
He also said, "I will put my trust in him." And in the same context he said, "Here I am--together with the children God has given me."

Their ancestors were great people of God, and Christ himself was a Jew as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

"You search the Scriptures because you believe they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!
Yet you refuse to come to me so that I can give you this eternal life.
"Your approval or disapproval means nothing to me,
because I know you don't have God's love within you.
For I have come to you representing my Father, and you refuse to welcome me, even though you readily accept others who represent only themselves.

This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him concerning the events that will happen soon. An angel was sent to God's servant John so that John could share the revelation with God's other servants.

Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn't do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!

"What things?" Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said. "He was a prophet who did wonderful miracles. He was a mighty teacher, highly regarded by both God and all the people.

The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.

Jesus said to the people, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

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