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Darby's French Translation
Actes 21:9
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Or il avait quatre filles vierges qui prophétisaient.
Il avait quatre filles vierges, qui prophétisaient.
Il avait quatre filles vierges qui prophétisaient.
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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
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?