Acts 3:22

3:22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey ¹  him in everything he tells you. ² 

Acts 5:32

5:32 And we are witnesses of these events, ³  and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey ⁴  him.”

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¹ tn Grk “hear,” but the idea of “hear and obey” or simply “obey” is frequently contained in the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw; see L&N 36.14) and the following context (v. 23) makes it clear that failure to “obey” the words of this “prophet like Moses” will result in complete destruction.

² sn A quotation from Deut 18:15. By quoting Deut 18:15 Peter declared that Jesus was the eschatological “prophet like [Moses]” mentioned in that passage, who reveals the plan of God and the way of God.

³ tn Or “things.” They are preaching these things even to the hostile leadership.

⁴ sn Those who obey. The implication, of course, is that the leadership is disobeying God.