Act 3:23 | NET2full | STEP | Every person who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed from the people .’

‏ Acts 3:23

23 Every person ^{▼▼tn Grk “every soul” (here “soul” is an idiom for the whole person).} who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed ^{▼▼tn Or “will be completely destroyed.” In Acts 3:23 the verb ἐξολεθρεύω (exolethreuō) is translated “destroy and remove” by L&N 20.35.} from the people.’ ^{▼▼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.}