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Acts 11:27
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In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
And in these dayes, came Prophets from Hierusalem vnto Antioch.
And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
About that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now in those days, some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
During this time some prophets from Jerusalem came to Antioch.
During this time, some prophets came down from Yerushalayim to Antioch;
Now in these days prophets went down from Jerusalem to Antioch;
About that same time some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.
In those dayes also came Prophets from Hierusalem vnto Antiochia.
And in those days came prophets from Jerusalem to An''ti-och.
About that time some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now in these days, prophets came down from Yerushalayim to Antioch.
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And in those days there came from Urishlem thither prophets.
In those days came prophets thither from Jerusalem.
And in those dayes, came prophetes from Hierusalem vnto Antioche.
Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
In those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them,
At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,
And in these daies profetis camen ouer fro Jerusalem to Antioche.
Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.
And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.
At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.
At that time some men who preached God's Word came to Antioch and told what was going to happen. They were from Jerusalem.
At that time prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now, in these days, there came down from Jerusalem, prophets, unto Antioch.
And in these days there came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
In those dayes came Prophetes fro Ierusalem vnto Antioche.
And in those days there came from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch,
In those dayes came there prophetes fro Ierusalem vnto Antioche.
About that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch:
It was about this same time that some prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem. One of them named Agabus stood up one day and, prompted by the Spirit, warned that a severe famine was about to devastate the country. (The famine eventually came during the rule of Claudius.) So the disciples decided that each of them would send whatever they could to their fellow Christians in Judea to help out. They sent Barnabas and Saul to deliver the collection to the leaders in Jerusalem.
During this time, some prophets came up from Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
prophets: Acts 2:17, Acts 13:1, Acts 15:32, Acts 21:4, Acts 21:9, Matthew 23:34, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Corinthians 14:32, Ephesians 4:11
Reciprocal: Romans 12:6 - whether Romans 15:26 - it
Cross-References
At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.
After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor's brother Haran.)
One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram's wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.
So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
They also captured Lot—Abram's nephew who lived in Sodom—and carried off everything he owned.
But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch., That is, some time in that year that Saul and Barnabas were at Antioch, there came from Jerusalem thither some Christian prophets; for such there were in the Christian church, who had not only a gift of expounding the more mysterious prophecies of the Old Testament, but also of foretelling things to come; see
Acts 13:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And in these days - While Barnabas and Saul were at Antioch.
Came prophets - The word “prophet” denotes properly “one who foretells future events.” See the notes on Matthew 7:15. It is sometimes used in the New Testament to denote simply “religious teachers, instructors sent from God, without particular reference to future events.” To teach the people in the doctrines of religion was a part of the prophetic office, and this idea was only sometimes denoted by the use of the word. See Rom 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1Co 13:2, 1 Corinthians 13:8; 1 Corinthians 14:3, 1 Corinthians 14:5,1 Corinthians 14:24. These prophets seem to have been endowed in a remarkable manner with the knowledge of future events; with the power of explaining mysteries; and in some cases with the power of speaking foreign languages. In this case, it seems that one of them at least had the power of foretelling future events.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 11:27. Came prophets from Jerusalem — Though the term prophet is used in the New Testament simply to signify a teacher, (Genesis 20:7; Genesis 20:7, where the subject is largely explained,) yet here it evidently means also such as are under Divine inspiration, and foretold future events. This was certainly the case with Agabus, Acts 11:28, though, perhaps, his ordinary character was that of a teacher or preacher. It seems from various scriptures, Romans 12:4, c., Acts 13:2-40, that the prophets of the New Testament were:
1. Teachers or preachers in general.
2. Persons who, on special occasions, were under the influence of the Divine Spirit, and then foretold certain future events.
3. Persons who recited hymns to the honour of God in the public assemblies of the Christians.
4. Persons who prayed in those assemblies, having sometimes the gift of tongues, at other times not.
From Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 3:5, we learn that the prophets of the Christian Church were inferior to the apostles; but, from Ephesians 4:11, we see that they were superior to all other teachers, even to evangelists and pastors.