the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Read the Bible
THE MESSAGE
Acts 21:9
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- CondensedParallel Translations
This man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
And ye same man had foure daughters, virgins, which did prophesie.
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.
Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses.
He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophesying.
He had four virgin daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses.
Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
and he had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
He had four unmarried daughters with the gift of prophecy.
Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophesying.
Now he had foure daughters virgins, which did prophecie.
He had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.
He had four unmarried daughters who proclaimed God's message.
(Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.)
And there were four virgin daughters to this one, who prophesied.
Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied.
And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets.
Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
He had four unmarried daughters who could prophesy.Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17;">[xr]
And he had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
He had four virgin daughters, who were prophetesses.
And the same man had foure daughters, virgins, which dyd prophesie.
Now this man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied.
And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophetesses.
Now Philip had four unmarried daughters who were prophetesses;
And to hym weren foure douytris, virgyns, that profecieden.
Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied.
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.
(He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.)
Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
Philip had four daughters who were not married. They spoke the Word of God.
He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
Now - this man, had four virgin daughters, who used to prophesy.
And he had four daughters, virgins, who did prophesy.
And he had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.
The same man had fower doughters virges which dyd prophesy.
and this one had four daughters, virgins, prophesying.
The same had foure doughters, which were virgins, and prophecied.
he was one of the seven deacons, and had four daughters all virgins, prophetesses.
He had four virgin daughters who also spoke the word of the Lord.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
virgins: 1 Corinthians 7:25-34, 1 Corinthians 7:38
which: Acts 2:17, Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4, 2 Kings 22:14, Nehemiah 6:14, Joel 2:28, 1 Corinthians 11:4, 1 Corinthians 11:5, Revelation 2:20
Reciprocal: Numbers 11:25 - they prophesied 2 Chronicles 34:22 - the prophetess Nehemiah 3:12 - he and his daughters Luke 2:36 - a prophetess John 16:13 - he will show Acts 11:27 - prophets Romans 12:6 - whether 1 Corinthians 12:10 - prophecy
Cross-References
Sarai, Abram's wife, hadn't yet produced a child. She had an Egyptian maid named Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, " God has not seen fit to let me have a child. Sleep with my maid. Maybe I can get a family from her." Abram agreed to do what Sarai said.
"And Ishmael? Yes, I heard your prayer for him. I'll also bless him; I'll make sure he has plenty of children—a huge family. He'll father twelve princes; I'll make him a great nation. But I'll establish my covenant with Isaac whom Sarah will give you about this time next year."
God visited Sarah exactly as he said he would; God did to Sarah what he promised: Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a son in his old age, and at the very time God had set. Abraham named him Isaac. When his son was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded.
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born. Sarah said, God has blessed me with laughter and all who get the news will laugh with me!
Abraham got up early the next morning, got some food together and a canteen of water for Hagar, put them on her back and sent her away with the child. She wandered off into the desert of Beersheba. When the water was gone, she left the child under a shrub and went off, fifty yards or so. She said, "I can't watch my son die." As she sat, she broke into sobs.
Abraham said, "I swear it."
So the couriers set out, going from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far north as Zebulun. But the people poked fun at them, treated them as a joke. But not all; some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to accept the invitation and come to Jerusalem. It was better in Judah—God worked powerfully among them to make it unanimous, responding to the orders sent out by the king and his officials, orders backed up by the word of God .
"But no longer. Now I'm the butt of their jokes— young ruffians! whippersnappers! Why, I considered their fathers mere inexperienced pups. But they are worse than dogs—good for nothing, stray, mangy animals, Half-starved, scavenging the back alleys, howling at the moon; Homeless guttersnipes chewing on old bones and licking old tin cans; Outcasts from the community, cursed as dangerous delinquents. Nobody would put up with them; they were driven from the neighborhood. You could hear them out there at the edge of town, yelping and barking, huddled in junkyards, A gang of beggars and no-names, thrown out on their ears.
And here I am, a nothing—an earthworm, something to step on, to squash. Everyone pokes fun at me; they make faces at me, they shake their heads: "Let's see how God handles this one; since God likes him so much, let him help him!"
Young people eventually reveal by their actions if their motives are on the up and up.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the same man had four daughters,.... So that he was a married man, which may be observed against the Papists, who forbid marriage to ecclesiastics: and they were,
virgins: not under any vow of virginity, but they had not as yet changed their state of life, and were pure and incorrupt:
which did prophesy; not explain and interpret Scripture, or preach in public assemblies; for these were not allowed women, neither in the Jewish synagogues, nor in Christian assemblies; but they were endowed with a gift of foretelling future events, as was promised such should have in Gospel times, Joel 2:28.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which did prophesy - See the notes on Acts 2:17; Acts 11:27. That females sometimes partook of the prophetic influence, and foretold future events, is evident from various places in the New Testament. See the notes on Acts 2:17.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 21:9. Four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. — Probably these were no more than teachers in the Church: for we have already seen that this is a frequent meaning of the word prophesy; and this is undoubtedly one thing intended by the prophecy of Joel, quoted Acts 2:17-18, of this book. If Philip's daughters might be prophetesses, why not teachers?