Then Jesus said to the apostles, “These are the words that I told you while I was still with you, [when I said] that everything written in the Law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me needed to be fulfilled.”
Acts 13:40 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Beware that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Take care, therefore, lest there come upon you what is spoken in the prophets: American Standard Version (1901) Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets: Common English Bible Take care that the prophets’ words don’t apply to you: Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, be careful, lest what was said by the Prophets may overwhelm you: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets: |
Then Jesus said to the apostles, “These are the words that I told you while I was still with you, [when I said] that everything written in the Law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me needed to be fulfilled.”
It is written in the prophets [Isa. 54:13], ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ [So], every person who has heard the Father and learned [from Him] will come to me.
And this was predicted by the message of the prophets when they wrote [Amos 9:11ff],
But God turned [away from them] and allowed them to worship heavenly bodies [i.e., stars], just as it was written in the prophet [Amos 5:25ff], ‘Did you offer me slain animals as sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, you Israelites?
Pay careful attention so that you do not refuse [to hear] God when He speaks to you. [See verse 9]. For if those people [i.e., the Israelites] did not escape [judgment] when they refused [to hear] Him who warned them on earth [i.e., God speaking through Moses at Mount Sinai], how much less [likely] will we escape [judgment] if we reject Him who warns from heaven [i.e., Christ]?
how will we escape [punishment] if we neglect such a great salvation? [For it was] first announced [to people] by the Lord and then confirmed to us [i.e., the writer and other Christians] by those who heard Him [i.e., the original apostles].
Pay attention, brothers, so that there will not be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, [resulting] in falling away from the living God.