Acts 3:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.

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  • Acts 1:11 : 11 And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.
  • Luke 1:70 : 70 (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)
  • Mark 9:11-13 : 11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 12 And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.
  • Mal 4:5-6 : 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared. 6 And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.
  • Rom 8:21 : 21 That all living things will be made free from the power of death and will have a part with the free children of God in glory.
  • Matt 17:11-12 : 11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right: 12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.
  • Isa 1:26 : 26 And I will give you judges again as at the first, and wise guides as in the past; then you will be named, The Town of Righteousness, the true town.
  • Mal 3:3-4 : 3 He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness. 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;
  • Acts 10:43 : 43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.
  • 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Pet 3:2 : 2 So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.
  • Rev 22:6 : 6 And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.

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  • Acts 3:18-20
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    18 But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.

    19 So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

    20 And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

  • Acts 3:22-24
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    22 For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.

    23 And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

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

  • Luke 1:70
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    70 (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)

  • Matt 11:13
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    13 For all the prophets and the law were in force till John.

  • Matt 17:11
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    11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

  • Acts 10:42-43
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    42 And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.

    43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

  • Acts 1:11
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    11 And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.

  • Acts 1:2
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    2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

  • Acts 15:15
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    15 And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,

  • Acts 2:16
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    16 But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

  • Acts 1:9
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    9 And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.

  • Acts 2:33
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    33 And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

  • Acts 13:39-40
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    39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

    40 So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;

  • Acts 5:31
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    31 Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.

  • Acts 1:6-7
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    6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

    7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.

  • Heb 1:1-2
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    1 In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

    2 But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;

  • Mal 4:5
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    5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.

  • 2 Pet 3:2
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    2 So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.

  • Acts 1:22
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    22 Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.

  • Mark 9:11-12
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    11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

    12 And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

  • Deut 18:18
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    18 I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.

  • Luke 24:19
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    19 And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

  • Acts 2:22
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    22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

  • Deut 18:15
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    15 The Lord your God will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to him;

  • Acts 15:17
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    17 So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,

  • Mark 16:19
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    19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

  • Acts 7:37
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    37 This is the same Moses, who said to the children of Israel, God will give you a prophet from among your brothers, like me.

  • Rom 1:2
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    2 Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,

  • Joel 3:1
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    1 And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions:

  • Luke 24:44
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    44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.

  • Acts 1:4
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    4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

  • Acts 10:16
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    16 And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

  • Luke 24:47
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    47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.

  • Mark 1:2
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    2 Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

  • Acts 7:55-56
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    55 But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

    56 And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

  • Luke 21:32
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    32 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.

  • Acts 22:15
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    15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

  • Acts 1:16
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    16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

  • 1 Pet 1:10-11
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    10 For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;

    11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.