Acts 3:23

3:23 Every person ¹  who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed ²  from the people.’ ³ 

Acts 4:19

4:19 But Peter and John replied, ⁴  “Whether it is right before God to obey ⁵  you rather than God, you decide,

Acts 7:39

7:39 Our ⁶  ancestors ⁷  were unwilling to obey ⁸  him, but pushed him aside ⁹  and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

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¹ tn Grk “every soul” (here “soul” is an idiom for the whole person).

² tn Or “will be completely destroyed.” In Acts 3:23 the verb ἐξολεθρεύω (exoleqreuw) is translated “destroy and remove” by L&N 20.35.

³ sn A quotation from Deut 18:19, also Lev 23:29. The OT context of Lev 23:29 discusses what happened when one failed to honor atonement. One ignored the required sacrifice of God at one’s peril.

⁴ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

⁵ 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).

⁶ tn Grk “whom our.” The continuation of the sentence as a relative clause is awkward in English, so a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.

⁷ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

⁸ sn To obey. Again the theme of the speech is noted. The nation disobeyed the way of God and opted for Egypt over the promised land.

⁹ sn Pushed him aside. This is the second time Moses is “pushed aside” in Stephen’s account (see v. 27).