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Acts 3:23
Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter delivers this statement to the Jerusalem assembly, concluding his sermon that identifies Jesus as the prophet Moses foretold. He issues the warning immediately after establishing Jesus' prophetic authority in Acts 3:22.
The words — The Greek phrase πᾶσα ψυχὴ (pasa psuchē) literally means "every soul," while ἀκούσῃ (akousē) translates to "shall heed" or "listen." These terms ground the warning in individual responsibility to obey the raised prophet.
The thread — The text directly quotes Deuteronomy 18:19, where God holds accountable those who ignore the prophet's words, and parallels John 12:48, which identifies rejected words as the basis for judgment. It aligns with Hebrews 10:28's principle that deliberate rejection of divine revelation carries severe consequences.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience to Jesus' teachings rather than passive acknowledgment. Readers must recognize that ignoring his words results in exclusion from the covenant community.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 18:19 And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
- John 12:48 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
- Hebrews 10:28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
- Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- Hebrews 12:25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
- Revelation 20:15 And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
- Leviticus 23:29 If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.
- Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- John 3:18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
- John 8:24 That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”