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Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Take heed therefore, lest that having been said in the prophets might come about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, see that the thing spoken of in the Prophets does not come upon <i>you:</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Take heed therefore, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon <i>you:</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon <i>you</i>:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore be careful, so that the thing spoken of in the [writings of the] Prophets does not come upon you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make sure what the prophets have said doesn't happen to you. They said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Be careful, or what the prophets said may happen to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Take care, then, so that what the prophets said may not happen to you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So be careful that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So beware, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Beware, then, lest what is spoken in the Prophets should come true of you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />see, therefore, it may not come on you that has been spoken in the Prophets:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Take heed therefore, lest that having been said in the prophets might come about:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />See ye, therefore, that that spoken by the prophets come not upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, be careful, lest what was said by the Prophets may overwhelm you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Be careful, then, that what was said in the prophets not come about: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Beware, therefore, that what the prophets said does not happen to you:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Beware, therefore, lest that which is written in the prophets may come upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Beware therefore, lest that which is written in The Prophets come upon you:<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Take heed, therefore, lest that which is spoken in the prophets come upon you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then beware, lest the word which has been spoken by the prophets may come upon you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Take heed then, that this come not upon you, which is spoken by the prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />take care then, that what the prophets predicted may not happen to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Beware, then, lest what is spoken in the Prophets should come true of you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Beware, therefore, lest that come upon <i>you</i>, which is spoken in the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Beware therefore, least what is spoken in the prophets come upon you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/13-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=4448" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">In Pisidian Antioch</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepete (V-PMA-2P) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">Watch out,</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">then,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: eirēmenon (V-RPM/P-NNS) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">what was spoken</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētais (N-DMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets</a> <a href="/greek/1904.htm" title="1904: epelthē (V-ASA-3S) -- From epi and erchomai; to supervene, i.e. Arrive, occur, impend, attack, influence.">does not happen to you:</a> </span> <span class="reftext">41</span>‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Habakkuk 1:5</a></span><br />“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Isaiah 29:14</a></span><br />Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Hebrews 2:1-3</a></span><br />We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. / For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, / how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-38.htm">John 12:38-41</a></span><br />This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” / To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” / and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Isaiah 28:14-22</a></span><br />Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. / For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.” / So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34-36</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-17.htm">2 Peter 3:17</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm">Jeremiah 5:12-13</a></span><br />They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine. / The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Ezekiel 33:4-5</a></span><br />Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. / Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-31</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Beware therefore, lest that come on you, which is spoken of in the prophets;</p><p class="hdg">Beware.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2</a></b></br> But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he <i>is</i> like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></b></br> For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9-12</a></b></br> And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to <i>our</i> father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham… </p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Isaiah 29:14</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, <i>even</i> a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise <i>men</i> shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent <i>men</i> shall be hid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Habakkuk 1:5</a></b></br> Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for <i>I</i> will work a work in your days, <i>which</i> ye will not believe, though it be told <i>you</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/21-36.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Care</a> <a href="/acts/8-11.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/12-15.htm">True.</a> <a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/11-18.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Care</a> <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/acts/15-15.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">True.</a> <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-42.htm">The Gentiles believe;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-44.htm">but the Jews talked abusively against Paul, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/13-50.htm">The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/acts/13.htm">Acts 13</a>, Paul is addressing the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch. The use of "watch out" indicates the seriousness of the message and the need for attentiveness. It echoes the biblical theme of being alert to spiritual truths and dangers, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42</a>, where Jesus instructs His followers to "keep watch."<p><b>that what was spoken by the prophets</b><br>Paul refers to the Old Testament prophets, whose messages were often warnings to the people of Israel about the consequences of disobedience and unbelief. This phrase underscores the continuity between the Old and New Testaments, highlighting that the message of Jesus is a fulfillment of prophetic words. The prophets, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, frequently warned of judgment for those who turned away from God.<p><b>does not happen to you:</b><br>This part of the verse is a direct appeal to the audience to heed the warning and avoid the fate that befell those who ignored the prophets. It implies a personal responsibility to respond to God's message. Historically, the Jewish people faced numerous consequences for not heeding prophetic warnings, such as the Babylonian exile. In the New Testament context, this serves as a caution against rejecting the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of prophetic revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who is delivering a sermon in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, warning the listeners to heed the message of the prophets.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/barnabas.htm">Barnabas</a></b><br>Paul's companion on the missionary journey, present during this sermon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pisidian_antioch.htm">Pisidian Antioch</a></b><br>A city in the region of Galatia where Paul and Barnabas are preaching to both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Refers to the Old Testament prophets whose warnings and prophecies Paul is urging the listeners to consider.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/synagogue.htm">Synagogue</a></b><br>The setting where Paul delivers his message, a place of Jewish worship and teaching.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/heed_the_prophetic_warnings.htm">Heed the Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Just as Paul warned his listeners, we must pay attention to the warnings in Scripture and not dismiss them as irrelevant or unbelievable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognize_god's_work.htm">Recognize God's Work</a></b><br>Be vigilant in recognizing God's work in our lives and the world, even when it defies our expectations or understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoid_spiritual_complacency.htm">Avoid Spiritual Complacency</a></b><br>Spiritual complacency can lead to missing out on God's plans and purposes. Stay alert and engaged in your faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a></b><br>Regularly study and meditate on Scripture to understand God's messages and warnings for us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>True faith involves obedience to God's word and a willingness to act on His warnings and instructions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_words_shape_thoughts_actions.htm">How do words influence thoughts and actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_4_6__judah's_40_days_vs._kings.htm">Ezekiel 4:6: How do the 40 days for Judah align with or contradict other biblical timelines found in Kings and Chronicles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_false_prophets_perform_miracles.htm">How can signs and wonders performed by false prophets (Deuteronomy 13:1-2) align with the belief that only God can grant miracles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_paul_a_false_prophet.htm">Is Paul a false prophet?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">Which is spoken of in the prophets.</span>--This formula of citation seems to have been common, as in <a href="/acts/7-42.htm" title="Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?">Acts 7:42</a>, in the case of quotations from the Minor Prophets, which were regarded, as it were, as a single volume with this title.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> <span class="accented">- Spoken</span> for <span class="accented">spoken of</span>, A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/13-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Watch out,</span><br /><span class="grk">βλέπετε</span> <span class="translit">(blepete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> </span><span class="str2">(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then,</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what was spoken</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰρημένον</span> <span class="translit">(eirēmenon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophets</span><br /><span class="grk">προφήταις</span> <span class="translit">(prophētais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not happen [to you]:</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπέλθῃ</span> <span class="translit">(epelthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1904.htm">Strong's 1904: </a> </span><span class="str2">From epi and erchomai; to supervene, i.e. Arrive, occur, impend, attack, influence.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/13-40.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 13:40 Beware therefore lest that come on you (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/13-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 13:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 13:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/13-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 13:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 13:41" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>