Acts 3:24

King James Version (1611 Edition)

Yea and all the Prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as haue spoken, haue likewise foretold of these dayes.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also foretold these days.

King James Version
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

English Standard Version
And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days.

New American Standard Bible
"And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken from Samuel and his successors onward, have also announced these days.

New Century Version
Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, told about this time now.

Amplified Bible
"Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also announced these days.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also announced these days.

Legacy Standard Bible
And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also proclaimed these days.

Berean Standard Bible
Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.

Contemporary English Version
Samuel and all the other prophets who came later also spoke about what is now happening.

Complete Jewish Bible
Indeed, all the prophets announced these days, starting with Sh'mu'el and continuing through all who followed.

Darby Translation
And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after [him], as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.

Easy-to-Read Version
"Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, said that this time would come.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also all the Prophets from Samuel, and thencefoorth as many as haue spoken, haue likewise foretolde of these dayes.

George Lamsa Translation
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, and preached have likewise foretold of these days.

Good News Translation
And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these days.

Lexham English Bible
And indeed, all the prophets from Samuel and all those who followed him have spoken about and proclaimed these days.

Literal Translation
And also all the prophets, from Samuel and those following after, as many as spoke, also before announced these days.

American Standard Version
Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

Bible in Basic English
And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days.

Hebrew Names Version
Yes, and all the prophets from Shemu'el and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

International Standard Version
"Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who followed him, also predicted these days.

Etheridge Translation
And the prophets, all of them from Shamuel and they who were after him, spake and proclaimed concerning these days.

Murdock Translation
And all the prophets that have been, from Samuel and those after him, have spoken and proclaimed of these days.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
All the prophetes also fro Samuel & thencefoorth, as many as haue spoken, haue lykewise tolde you of these dayes.

English Revised Version
Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

World English Bible
Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed, whosoever have spoken, have also foretold these days.

Weymouth's New Testament
Yes, and all the Prophets, from Samuel onwards--all who have spoken--have also announced the coming of this present time.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle prophetis fro Samuel and aftirward, that spaken, telden these daies.

Update Bible Version
Yes and all the prophets from Samuel and those that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the prophets also from Samuel, and those that follow, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold these days.

New English Translation
And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.

New King James Version
Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold [fn] these days.

New Living Translation
"Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today.

New Life Bible
All the early preachers who have spoken from Samuel until now have told of these days.

New Revised Standard
And all the prophets, as many as have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, also predicted these days.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, indeed, all the prophets, - from Samuel and those following after, as many as have spoken, have even announced these days.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the prophets, from Samuel and afterwards, who have spoken, have told of these days.

Revised Standard Version
And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came afterwards, also proclaimed these days.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Also all the Prophetes from Samuel and thence forth as many as have spoken have in lykwyse tolde of these dayes.

Young's Literal Translation
and also all the prophets from Samuel and those following in order, as many as spake, did also foretell of these days.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all the prophetes from Samuel and thence forth as many as haue spoken, haue likewyse tolde of these dayes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
afterwards Samuel and all that prophesied after him, have likewise foretold these times.

THE MESSAGE
"All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God's covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.' But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways."

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Samuel started it, and all the prophets have repeated him about the days to come.

Contextual Overview

¹² And when Peter sawe it, hee answered vnto the people, Yee men of Israel, why marueile ye at this? or why looke yee so earnestly on vs, as though by our owne power or holinesse we had made this man to walke? ¹³ The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Iacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his sonne Iesus, whom ye deliuered vp, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when hee was determined to let him goe. ¹⁴ But ye denied the Holy one, and the Iust, and desired a murderer to be granted vnto you, ¹⁵ And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses. ¹⁶ And his Name through faith in his Name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him, hath giuen him this perfect soundnesse in the presence of you all. ¹⁷ And now brethren, I wote that through ignorance yee did it, as did also your rulers. ¹⁸ But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his Prophets, that Christ should suffer, hee hath so fulfilled. ¹⁹ Repent yee therefore, and bee conuerted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shal come from the presence of the Lord. ²⁰ And hee shall send Iesus Christ, which before was preached vnto you. ²¹ Whom the heauen must receiue, vntill the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy Prophets since the world began.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and all: Acts 3:19, Acts 3:21, Romans 3:21

Samuel: Acts 13:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:20, Psalms 99:6, Jeremiah 15:1

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:17 - General Luke 12:56 - that Luke 14:17 - his Luke 16:16 - Law Luke 24:27 - and all Acts 7:52 - which showed Acts 26:6 - the promise Hebrews 11:32 - Samuel 2 Peter 3:2 - ye may

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden:

Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voyce of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the coole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:9
And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.

Genesis 3:17
And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.

Genesis 3:18
Thornes also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field.

Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:

Exodus 25:2
Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of euery man that giueth it willingly with his heart, ye shall take my offering.

Numbers 22:23
And the Asse sawe the Angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawen in his hand: and the asse turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.

Joshua 5:13
And it came to passe when Ioshua was by Iericho, that he lift vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, there stood a man ouer against him, with his sword dawen in his hand: and Ioshua went vnto him, and said vnto him, Art thou for vs, or for our aduersaries?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel,.... Who was, as the Jews call him, רבן של נביאים, "the master of the prophets" l; and they say, that Samuel the prophet is הנביא הראשון, "the first prophet" in the chain of the Kabbala m; and therefore is here particularly mentioned, as at the head of the prophets, and next to Moses; there being but very few prophets between him and Moses, when there were many after him; and in his days, the schools of the prophets were set up: now not only Moses spoke of Christ, but all the prophets from the time of Samuel; in the books that bear his name, stands a famous prophecy concerning Christ, 2 Samuel 7:13.

And those that follow after; in order, as David, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, c.

and as many as have spoken anything by way of prophecy:

have likewise foretold of these days; of the days of the Messiah, of his person, office, incarnation, obedience, sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension, the pouring down of the Spirit, the times of refreshing, the Gospel dispensation, the conversion of the Jews, the calling of the Gentiles, and the gathering in all the elect of God.

l T Hieros. Chagiga, fol. 77. 1. m Ganz Tzemach David, par. 1. fol. 9. 1. Vid. Kimchi in Psal. xcix. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the prophets - That is, the prophets in general. It may be said of the prophets generally, or of all of them, that they have foretold these things. This expression is not to be pressed as if we were to look for distinct predictions of the Messiah in each one of the prophets. The use of language does not require so strict an interpretation.

From Samuel - In the previous verse (22) Moses was mentioned as the first in order. The next in order was Samuel. The same mention of Moses and Samuel occurs in Psalms 99:6. The reason why Samuel is mentioned here is probably that he was the first prophet after Moses who recorded a prediction respecting the times of the Messiah. The Jews, in their divisions of the books of the Old Testament, reckoned the book of Joshua as the first of the prophets. But in Joshua and Judges there does not occur any distinct prediction of the Messiah. The prophecy in Samuel, to which Peter probably had reference, is in 2 Samuel 7:16. From the time of Moses to Samuel, also, it is probable that no prophet arose. God was consulted by Urim, and Thummim Exodus 28:30; Numbers 27:21, and consequently no extraordinary messenger was sent to instruct the nation.

As many as have spoken - Whosoever has declared the will of God. This is to be taken in a general sense. The meaning is, that the prophets had concurred in foretelling these days. They not merely concurred in foretelling a happy future period, but they foretold distinctly the very things which had actually occurred respecting Jesus of Nazareth; and the Jews, therefore, should listen to the voice of their own prophets.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 3:24. All the prophets from Samuel — Dr. Lightfoot observes: "We have Moses and Samuel mentioned together in this place, as also Psalms 99:6, because there were few or no prophets between these two, 1 Samuel 3:1, and the apparition of angels having been more frequent; but, after the decease of Phineas, it is a question whether there was any oracle by Urim and Thummim, through the defect of prophecy in the high priests, till the times of Samuel. But then it revived in Abimelec, Abiather, &c." The Jews have a saying, Hieros. Chagigah, fol. 77. גכיאים שמואל דבן של Samuel was the chief of the prophets. Perhaps it was in reference to this that Peter said, All the prophets from Samuel, &c.