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New Living Translation

Acts 13:40

Be careful! Don't let the prophets' words apply to you. For they said,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Antioch;   Law;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Preaching;   Prophecy;   Synagogue;   Unbelief;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beware;   Invitations-Warnings;   Missions, World-Wide;   Warnings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Galatians, letter to the;   Gospel;   Mission;   Paul;   Timothy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Pisidia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Fulfill;   Preaching in the Bible;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bible;   Canon of the New Testament;   Galatians, Epistle to the;   Messiah;   Paul the Apostle;   Preaching;   Stephen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Eschatology;   Galatia ;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Inspiration and Revelation;   Preaching;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Iconium;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antioch;   Synagogue;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 14;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:
King James Version (1611)
Beware therefore, least that come vpon you which is spoken of in the Prophets,
King James Version
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
English Standard Version
Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, see that the thing spoken of in the Prophets does not come upon you:
New Century Version
Be careful! Don't let what the prophets said happen to you:
Amplified Bible
"Therefore be careful, so that the thing spoken of in the [writings of the] Prophets does not come upon you:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:
Berean Standard Bible
Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
Contemporary English Version
Make sure that what the prophets have said doesn't happen to you. They said,
Complete Jewish Bible
"Watch out, then, so that this word found in the Prophets may not happen to you:
Darby Translation
See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],
Easy-to-Read Version
So be careful! Don't let what the prophets said happen to you:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Beware therefore lest that come vpon you, which is spoken of in the Prophets,
George Lamsa Translation
Beware, therefore, lest that which is written in the prophets may come upon you.
Good News Translation
Take care, then, so that what the prophets said may not happen to you:
Lexham English Bible
Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon you:
Literal Translation
Then watch that the thing spoken in the Prophets may not come on you:
American Standard Version
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
Bible in Basic English
So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;
Hebrew Names Version
Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:
International Standard Version
So be careful that what the prophets said does not happen to you:Isaiah 29:14; Habakkuk 1:5;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Beware, then, lest there come upon you that which is written in the prophets:
Murdock Translation
Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you, which is written in the prophets:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beware therfore, lest that fall on you, which is spoken of in the prophetes:
English Revised Version
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets;
World English Bible
Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets.
Weymouth's New Testament
Beware, then, lest what is spoken in the Prophets should come true of you:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor se ye, that it come not to you, that is biforeseid in the profetis,
Update Bible Version
Beware therefore, lest that come on [you] which is spoken in the prophets:
Webster's Bible Translation
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets;
New English Translation
Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:
New King James Version
Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
New Life Bible
But look out! The writings of the early preachers tell of many things that you do not want to happen to you.
New Revised Standard
Beware, therefore, that what the prophets said does not happen to you:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be taking heed, therefore, lest that come upon you which hath been spoken in the prophets -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
Revised Standard Version
Beware, therefore, lest there come upon you what is said in the prophets:
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Beware therfore lest that fall on you which is spoken of in the Prophetes:
Young's Literal Translation
see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whosoeuer beleueth on this man, is iustifyed. Bewarre therfore, that it come not vpon you, which is spoken in the prophetes:
Mace New Testament (1729)
take care then, that what the prophets predicted may not happen to you ,
THE MESSAGE
"Don't take this lightly. You don't want the prophet's sermon to describe you: Watch out, cynics; Look hard—watch your world fall to pieces. I'm doing something right before your eyes That you won't believe, though it's staring you in the face."
Simplified Cowboy Version
But watch for badger holes! Don't let the prophets' words apply to you when they said,

Contextual Overview

14 But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services. 15 After the usual readings from the books of Moses and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it." 16 So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. "Men of Israel," he said, "and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me. 17 "The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery. 18 He put up with them through forty years of wandering in the wilderness. 19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance. 20 All this took about 450 years. "After that, God gave them judges to rule until the time of Samuel the prophet. 21 Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. 22 But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.' 23 "And it is one of King David's descendants, Jesus, who is God's promised Savior of Israel!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Beware: Malachi 3:2, Malachi 4:1, Matthew 3:9-12, Hebrews 2:3, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 12:25

which: Isaiah 29:14, Habakkuk 1:5

Reciprocal: Proverbs 19:29 - Judgments Isaiah 28:22 - be ye Isaiah 29:9 - and wonder Ezekiel 33:9 - if thou Daniel 11:31 - maketh desolate Matthew 7:15 - Beware Matthew 21:42 - and it is Mark 12:11 - General Luke 10:11 - notwithstanding

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Beware therefore,.... Of rejecting the Gospel, and those excellent truths of it; since forgiveness of sin and a justifying righteousness are said to be had in no other way, but in and through Christ; take heed therefore,

lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the Prophets: some think that the apostle refers to two places in the Prophets, which he puts together, and therefore uses the plural number; the one in

Isaiah 28:14 from whence the character of the persons is taken, "ye despisers", or scornful men, who are addressed; and the other in Habakkuk 1:5 where is to be found what is said to them; but rather the latter place is what is only referred to, and is said to be, "in the Prophets", that is, in one of the prophets; Habakkuk 1:5- : or in the book of the Prophets, the lesser prophets, which were together in one book, among which Habakkuk stands; the Ethiopic version reads in the singular number, "lest should come upon you the word of the prophet, saying", as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Beware, therefore - Avoid what is threatened. It will come on some; and Paul exhorted his hearers to beware lest it should come on them. It was the more important to caution them against this danger, as the Jews held that they were safe.

Lest that come - That calamity; that threatened punishment.

In the prophets - In that part of the Scriptures called “the Prophets.” The Jews divided the Old Testament into three parts, of which “the Book of the Prophets” was one. See the notes on Luke 24:44. The place where this is recorded is Habakkuk 1:5. It is not taken from the Hebrew, but substantially from the Septuagint. The original design of the threatening was to announce the destruction that would come upon the nation by the Chaldeans. The original threatening was fulfilled. But it was as applicable to the Jews in the time of Paul as in the time of Habakkuk. The principle of the passage is, that if they held in contempt the doings of God, they would perish. The work which God was to do by means of the Chaldeans was so fearful, so unusual, and so remarkable, that they would not believe it in time to avoid the calamity. In the same way, the manner in which God gave the Messiah was so little in accordance with their expectation, that they might see it, yet disbelieve it; that they might have the fullest proof, and yet despise it; that they might wonder, and be amazed and astonished, and yet refuse to believe it, and be destroyed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 40. Beware - lest that come upon you, c.] If you reject these benefits, now freely offered to you in this preaching of Christ crucified, you may expect such judgment from the hand of God as your forefathers experienced, when, for their rebellion and their contempt of his benefits, their city was taken, their temple destroyed, and themselves either slain by the sword, or carried into captivity. It is evident that St. Paul refers to Habakkuk 1:5-10 and in those verses the desolation by the Chaldeans is foretold. Never was there a prophecy more correctly and pointedly applied. These Jews did continue to slight the benefits offered to them by the Lord; and they persevered in their rebellion: what was the consequence? The Romans came, took their city, burnt their temple, slew upwards of a million of them, and either carried or sold the rest into captivity. How exactly was the prophecy in both cases fulfilled!


 
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