Bible Strands
Acts 3:24
Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses the assembled Israelites immediately after warning them to heed the coming Prophet, situating the current events within the broader narrative of God’s spoken word.
The words — προφῆται (prophētai) means prophets, and ἀπὸ (apo) indicates a starting point, literally framing the prophetic witness as beginning with Samuel.
The thread — This prophetic continuity links to the announcement of restoration in Acts 3:21, the explanation of Christ in all Scriptures by Luke 24:27, and the confirmed prophetic ministry recorded in 1 Samuel 3:20.
Why it lands — The text states that every prophet from Samuel forward proclaimed these days, which demands the reader to recognize the present moment as the fulfillment of that declared line and to heed the message rather than reject it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Cross-references
- Acts 3:21 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
- Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- 1 Samuel 3:20 So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 2:18 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
- Psalms 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
- 1 Samuel 3:1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
- Acts 13:20 All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
- Romans 3:21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
- Jeremiah 15:1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!
- Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,