Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

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

American Standard Version

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

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 having read it, they rejoiced over the consolation. 32 Both Judas and Silas, themselves also being prophets, exhorted the brethren with elaborate speech, and strengthened them; 33 and having spent the time, they were discharged by the brethren with peace back to the apostles who sent them.


Cross References

Acts 11:23

Who, coming, and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and continued to exhort all, with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord:

Acts 13:1

And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas, and Symeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manahem, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and it behooves them through many tribulations to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 23:34

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

Luke 11:49

Therefore the wisdom of God said, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will slay and persecute.

Acts 2:17-18

And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out from 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 did he testify and exhort them, saying, Be saved from this wicked generation.

Acts 11:27

And during those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 15:1

And certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brethren that, Unless you may be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved.

Acts 15:22

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, along with the whole church, to send men chosen from them into Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brethren:

Acts 15:41

and he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

Acts 18:23

having spent some time, he went from them, traveling consecutively through the Galatian country and Phrygia, confirming all the disciples.

Acts 20:2

And having come through those regions, and exhorted them with much speaking, he came into Greece;

Romans 12:6

But having gifts differing according to the grace given unto us, whether prophecy, it is according to the analogy of faith;

Romans 12:8

or he that exhorteth, in exhortation; or he that giveth, with a single eye; he that presideth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

1 Corinthians 1:8

who will also establish you unblamable unto the end in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 14:3

but the one prophesying speaks to men edification, exhortation, and comfort.

1 Corinthians 14:29

But let two or three prophets speak, and let the others give audience;

1 Corinthians 14:32

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

Ephesians 4:11-13

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

1 Thessalonians 2:11

as you know, exhorting each one of you, as a father of his own children, and comforting you,

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you, and exhort you concerning your faith;

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally therefore, brethren, we pray you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how it behooves you to walk about and to please God, as you do indeed walk about, in order that you may abound more and more.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we, exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the small-souled people, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

despise not prophesying;

2 Thessalonians 3:12

but we command such and exhort them in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietude working, they must eat their own bread.

1 Timothy 2:1

Moreover, first of all things, I exhort you, that prayers, supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made in behalf of all men;

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word: be instant in season and out of season; convict, exhort, rebuke, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Titus 2:6-15

Likewise exhort the young men to be prudent:

1 Peter 5:1

Therefore I, being a fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, also a communicant of the glory which is about to be revealed, exhort the elders who are among you:

1 Peter 5:10

But the God of all grace, the one having called you into his own eternal glory in Christ, will himself make you perfect, having suffered a little while, will establish you, will strengthen you, will settle you.

1 Peter 5:12

Through Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I consider, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and witnessing that this same grace of God is true in which you may stand.

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