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Acts 13:40
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So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:
Beware therefore, least that come vpon you which is spoken of in the Prophets,
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:
"Therefore, see that the thing spoken of in the Prophets does not come upon you:
Be careful! Don't let what the prophets said happen to you:
"Therefore be careful, so that the thing spoken of in the [writings of the] Prophets does not come upon you:
"Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:
Therefore watch out, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you:
Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
Make sure that what the prophets have said doesn't happen to you. They said,
"Watch out, then, so that this word found in the Prophets may not happen to you:
See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],
Beware therefore lest that come vpon you, which is spoken of in the Prophets,
Beware, therefore, lest that which is written in the prophets may come upon you.
Take care, then, so that what the prophets said may not happen to you:
Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon you:
Then watch that the thing spoken in the Prophets may not come on you:
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;
Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:
So be careful that what the prophets said does not happen to you:Isaiah 29:14; Habakkuk 1:5;">[xr]
Beware, then, lest there come upon you that which is written in the prophets:
Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you, which is written in the prophets:
Beware therfore, lest that fall on you, which is spoken of in the prophetes:
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets;
Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets.
Beware, then, lest what is spoken in the Prophets should come true of you:
Therfor se ye, that it come not to you, that is biforeseid in the profetis,
Beware therefore, lest that come on [you] which is spoken in the prophets:
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets;
Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:
Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
Be careful! Don't let the prophets' words apply to you. For they said,
But look out! The writings of the early preachers tell of many things that you do not want to happen to you.
Beware, therefore, that what the prophets said does not happen to you:
Be taking heed, therefore, lest that come upon you which hath been spoken in the prophets -
Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:
Beware, therefore, lest there come upon you what is said in the prophets:
Beware therfore lest that fall on you which is spoken of in the Prophetes:
see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets:
But whosoeuer beleueth on this man, is iustifyed. Bewarre therfore, that it come not vpon you, which is spoken in the prophetes:
take care then, that what the prophets predicted may not happen to you ,
"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."
But watch for badger holes! Don't let the prophets' words apply to you when they said,
Contextual Overview
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!
