And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken from Samuel and his successors onward, have also announced these days.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.
- KJV Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
- BSB Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
- NKJV Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.
- NLT “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today.
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All the prophets from Samuel onward also spoke of these days. The whole prophetic witness points to the time of fulfillment in Christ.
Overview
Peter broadens his appeal from Moses to the entire prophetic tradition, affirming that Scripture as a whole anticipated the days of the Messiah. This unity of prophetic testimony underscores that Jesus is the goal toward which all of Israel's Scriptures were moving. The gospel is no novelty but the fulfillment of God's long-revealed plan, spoken through his servants the prophets.
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- Acts 3:21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
- Luke 24:27Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
- 1 Sam 3:20All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
- 1 Sam 2:18But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
- Ps 99:6Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who call on his name; they called on Yahweh, and he answered them.
- 1 Sam 3:1The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was precious in those days. There visions were not frequent.
- Rom 3:21But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
- Acts 13:20After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
- Acts 3:19“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
- Jer 15:1Then Yahweh said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out!
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