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37 It was this [very] Moses who said to the children of Israel, God will raise up for you a Prophet from among your brethren as He raised me up.(A)

38 This is he who in the assembly in the wilderness (desert) was the go-between for the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and our forefathers, and he received living oracles (words that still live) to be handed down to us.(B)

39 [And yet] our forefathers determined not to be subject to him [refusing to listen to or obey him]; but thrusting him aside they rejected him, and in their hearts yearned for and turned back to Egypt.(C)

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37 “This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.’[a](A) 38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(B) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(C) and he received living words(D) to pass on to us.(E)

39 “But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:37 Deut. 18:15