Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

New American Standard Bible

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brethren with a lengthy message.

King James Version

And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

Holman Bible

Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and strengthened them with a long message.

International Standard Version

Then Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, said a lot to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

A Conservative Version

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brothers by much speech, and strengthened them.

Amplified

Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets (divinely inspired spokesmen), encouraged and strengthened the believers with many words.

An Understandable Version

And Judas and Silas, who also were prophets, exhorted and strengthened the brothers with many [other] words.

Anderson New Testament

And Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and strengthened them.

Bible in Basic English

And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, gave teaching to the brothers and made them strong in the faith.

Common New Testament

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged the brethren with many words and strengthened them.

Daniel Mace New Testament

they being also prophets, they consolated and confirm'd the brethren by several discourses.

Darby Translation

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with much discourse, and strengthened them.

Godbey New Testament

Both Judas and Silas, themselves also being prophets, exhorted the brethren with elaborate speech, and strengthened them;

Goodspeed New Testament

Judas and Silas were themselves prophets, and gave the brothers much encouragement and strength by their words.

John Wesley New Testament

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted and confirmed the brethren with many words.

Julia Smith Translation

And Judas and Silas, they also being prophets, through much speech consoled the brethren, and supported.

King James 2000

And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and strengthened them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers by a long message.

Modern King James verseion

And Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, exhorted the brothers with many words and confirmed them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Judas and Silas being prophets, exhorted the brethren with much preaching, and strengthened them.

Moffatt New Testament

and as Judas and Silas were themselves prophets, they encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a counsel.

Montgomery New Testament

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a good counsel.

NET Bible

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

New Heart English Bible

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

Noyes New Testament

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words and confirmed them.

Sawyer New Testament

And Judas and Silas being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brothers with much argument, and confirmed them.

The Emphasized Bible

And, both Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, with much discourse, consoled and confirmed the brethren.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then Judas and Silas, being also themselves prophets, exhorted the brethren, in many a discourse, and established them.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Judas and Silas, who were themselves Prophets, further encouraged the Brethren by many an address, and strengthened their faith.

Webster

And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

Weymouth New Testament

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also Prophets, gave them a long and encouraging talk, and strengthened them in the faith.

Williams New Testament

Now Judas and Silas, as they were prophets themselves, in a lengthy talk encouraged and strengthened the brothers.

World English Bible

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

Worrell New Testament

And Judas and Silas, themselves also being prophets, exhorted the brethren in many words, and confirmed them.

Worsley New Testament

And Judas and Silas being prophets also themselves, exhorted and established: the brethren by many discourses.

Youngs Literal Translation

Judas also and Silas, being themselves also prophets, through much discourse did exhort the brethren, and confirm,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
τε 
Te 
and, both, then, whether, even, also, not tr s
Usage: 170

Ἰουδάς 
Ioudas 
Usage: 40

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

Σίλας 
Silas 
Usage: 13

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

προφήτης 
Prophetes 
Usage: 105


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0


Usage: 0

παρακαλέω 
Parakaleo 
Usage: 102

the brethren
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

with
διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

ἐπιστηρίζω 
Episterizo 
Usage: 4

Context Readings

The Letter Is Delivered To Antioch

31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation. 32 And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. 33 And after they had spent some time there , they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.


Cross References

Acts 11:23

who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

Acts 13:1

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there , prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

Isaiah 35:3-4

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Daniel 11:1

And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

Matthew 23:34

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

Luke 11:49

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and'some of them they shall kill and persecute;

Acts 2:17-18

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:

Acts 2:40

And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

Acts 11:27

Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

Acts 15:1

And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren,'saying , Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Acts 15:22

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely , Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Acts 15:41

And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

Acts 18:23

And having spent some time there , he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

Acts 20:2

And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.

Romans 12:6

And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

Romans 12:8

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

1 Corinthians 1:8

who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:28-29

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:3

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation.

1 Corinthians 14:29

And let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others discern.

1 Corinthians 14:32

and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets;

Ephesians 3:5

which in other generation was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Ephesians 4:11-13

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

1 Thessalonians 2:11

as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you , and testifying,

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk, --that ye abound more and more.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

despise not prophesyings;

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

1 Timothy 2:1

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men;

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Titus 2:6-15

the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

1 Peter 5:1

The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

1 Peter 5:12

By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him , I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand ye fast therein.

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