Acts 13:40

Acts 13:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
• New International Version (NIV)Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:

Context of Acts 13:40

38Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers and sisters, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you. 39Everyone who believes is justified through him from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses. So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you: 41Look, you scoffers, marvel and vanish away, because I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone were to explain it to you.” 42As they were leaving, the people urged them to speak about these matters the following Sabbath.

Acts 13:40 word by word

βλέπετε οὖν μὴ ἐπέλθῃ τὸ εἰρημένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bewareβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• that comeἐπέρχομαιeperchomai · to arrive/invadeG1904
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• youσύsu · youG4771
• which is spoken ofἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the prophetsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Acts 13:40

• Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s bleach.
• Malachi 4:1“For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Armies, “not leaving them root or branches.
• Matthew 3:9And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
• Hebrews 2:3how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation had its beginning when it was spoken of by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
• Hebrews 3:12Watch out, brothers and sisters, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they rejected him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven.
• Isaiah 29:14Therefore, I will again confound these people with wonder after wonder. The wisdom of their wise will vanish, and the perception of their perceptive will be hidden.
• Habakkuk 1:5Look at the nations and observe — be utterly astounded! For I am doing something in your days that you will not believe when you hear about it.

Commentaries on Acts 13:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Beware - lest that come upon you, etc. - 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Beware, 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”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-41Verses 38-41 Let all that hear the gospel of Christ, know these two things: 1. That through this Man, who died and rose again, is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins. Your sins, though many and great, may be forgiven, and they may be so without any injury to God's honour. 2. It is by Christ only that those who believe in him, and none else, are justified from all things; from all the guilt and stain of sin, from which they could not be justified by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-41Paul ended his message with a strong warning (see Hebrews 2:3). Do not ignore, neglect, or reject the gospel, or you will encounter serious consequences.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-4138-41. the forgiveness of sins--the first necessity of the sinner, and so the first experienced blessing of the Gospel.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:40

• Antioch
• Law
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Preaching
• Prophecy
• Synagogue
• Unbelief
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Light
• Lo
• Ordain
• Prophet
• Season
• Stock
• Acts of the Apostles
• Doctrine
• Ezekiel
• Galatians, Epistle to the

Commentaries on Acts 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings