Matthew 5:28

5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:34

5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Matthew 5:44

5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and ¹  pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 3:17

3:17 And ²  a voice from heaven said, ³  “This is my one dear Son; ⁴  in him ⁵  I take great delight.” ⁶ 

Matthew 17:5

17:5 While he was still speaking, a ⁷  bright cloud ⁸  overshadowed ⁹  them, and a voice from the cloud said, ¹⁰  “This is my one dear Son, ¹¹  in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!” ¹² 

Deuteronomy 18:18-19

18:18 I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command. 18:19 I will personally hold responsible ¹³  anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet ¹⁴  speaks in my name.

Acts 3:20-23

3:20 so that times of refreshing ¹⁵  may come from the presence of the Lord, ¹⁶  and so that he may send the Messiah ¹⁷  appointed ¹⁸  for you – that is, Jesus. 3:21 This one ¹⁹  heaven must ²⁰  receive until the time all things are restored, ²¹  which God declared ²²  from times long ago ²³  through his holy prophets. 3:22 Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey ²⁴  him in everything he tells you. ²⁵  3:23 Every person ²⁶  who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed ²⁷  from the people.’ ²⁸ 

Acts 7:37

7:37 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ²⁹  ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ ³⁰ 

Hebrews 5:9

5:9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

Hebrews 12:25

12:25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

[5:44]  ¹ tc Most mss ([D] L [W] Θ Ë¹³ 33 Ï lat) read “bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you,” before “those who persecute you.” But this is surely a motivated reading, importing the longer form of this aphorism from Luke 6:27-28. The shorter text is found in א B ˹ pc sa, as well as several fathers and versional witnesses.

[3:17]  ² tn Grk “and behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

[3:17]  ³ tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.

[3:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

[3:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “in whom.”

[3:17]  ⁶ tn Or “with whom I am well pleased.”

[17:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “behold, a.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here or in the following clause because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ⁸ sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.

[17:5]  ⁹ tn Or “surrounded.”

[17:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.

[17:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ¹² sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him.

[18:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “will seek from him”; NAB “I myself will make him answer for it”; NRSV “will hold accountable.”

[18:19]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:20]  ¹⁵ tn Or “relief.”

[3:20]  ¹⁶ tn The words “so that…Lord” are traditionally placed in v. 19 by most English translations, but in the present translation the verse division follows the standard critical editions of the Greek text (NA²⁷, UBS⁴).

[3:20]  ¹⁷ tn Or “the Christ”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[3:20]  ¹⁸ tn Or “designated in advance.”

[3:21]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “whom,” continuing the sentence from v. 20.

[3:21]  ²⁰ sn The term must used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) is a key Lukan term to point to the plan of God and what must occur.

[3:21]  ²¹ tn Grk “until the times of the restoration of all things.” Because of the awkward English style of the extended genitive construction, and because the following relative clause has as its referent the “time of restoration” rather than “all things,” the phrase was translated “until the time all things are restored.”

[3:21]  ²² tn Or “spoke.”

[3:21]  ²³ tn Or “from all ages past.”

[3:22]  ²⁴ 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.

[3:22]  ²⁵ 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.

[3:23]  ²⁶ tn Grk “every soul” (here “soul” is an idiom for the whole person).

[3:23]  ²⁷ tn Or “will be completely destroyed.” In Acts 3:23 the verb ἐξολεθρεύω (exoleqreuw) is translated “destroy and remove” by L&N 20.35.

[3:23]  ²⁸ 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.

[7:37]  ²⁹ tn Grk “to the sons of Israel.”

[7:37]  ³⁰ sn A quotation from Deut 18:15. This quotation sets up Jesus as the “leader-prophet” like Moses (Acts 3:22; Luke 9:35).