Parallel Verses

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.

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 which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 32 Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brethren with a lengthy message. 33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.


Cross References

Acts 11:23

Who, when he came and had seen the grace of God, was glad and exhorted them all to remain in their purpose of heart in the Lord.

Acts 13:1

Now there were in the congregation that was at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Isaiah 35:3-4

Comfort ye the tired hands and strengthen the knees that tremble.

Daniel 11:1

And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to encourage and to strengthen him.

Matthew 23:34

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

Luke 11:49

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and others they shall persecute:

Acts 2:17-18

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out 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, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

Acts 11:27

And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

Acts 15:1

Then certain men who came down from Judaea taught the brethren and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

Acts 15:22

Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole congregation , to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, principal men among the brethren;

Acts 15:41

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

Acts 18:23

And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, confirming all the disciples.

Acts 20:2

And when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with much word, he came into Greece

Romans 12:6

So that having different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, according to the measure of faith;

Romans 12:8

he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that presides, in earnest care; he that shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

1 Corinthians 1:8

who shall also confirm that ye shall remain unimpeachable unto the end, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:28-29

And God did set certain ones in the congregation : first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that faculties, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:3

But he that prophesies speaks unto men for edification and exhortation and comfort.

1 Corinthians 14:29

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the others judge.

1 Corinthians 14:32

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

Ephesians 3:5

which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

Ephesians 4:11-13

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

1 Thessalonians 2:11

as ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father with his children,

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of the Christ, to confirm you and to exhort you in your faith,

1 Thessalonians 4:1

It is in order then, brethren, that we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that in the manner ye were taught of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would continue to grow.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We also exhort you, brethren, that you warn those that are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with everyone.

1 Thessalonians 5:20

Despise not prophecies.

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now those that are such, we charge and exhort in our Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they eat their bread.

1 Timothy 2:1

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men,

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Titus 2:6-15

Young men likewise exhort to be temperate;

1 Peter 5:1

The elders who are among you I exhort (I am also an elder with them and a witness of the afflictions of the Christ, and also a participant of the glory that shall be revealed).

1 Peter 5:10

But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus, the Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, he himself perfects, confirms, strengthens, and establishes you.

1 Peter 5:12

By Silvanus, a faithful brother; (according to my reckoning), I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which ye stand.

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