Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

New American Standard Bible

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

King James Version

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Holman Bible

Woe to you
when all people speak well of you,
for this is the way their ancestors
used to treat the false prophets.

International Standard Version

"How terrible it will be for you when everyone says nice things about you, because that's the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets!"

A Conservative Version

Woe when men will speak well of you, for their fathers did in the same way to the FALSE prophets.

American Standard Version

Woe unto you , when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

Amplified

Woe to you when all the people speak well of you and praise you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

An Understandable Version

It is too bad for you people when everyone speaks well about you, because the forefathers said the same thing about the false prophets.

Anderson New Testament

Alas for you, when men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Bible in Basic English

Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

Common New Testament

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Daniel Mace New Testament

wo unto you when the generality of men shall applaud you: for so did their forefathers behave to the false prophets.

Darby Translation

Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

Godbey New Testament

Woe unto you when all the people may speak well of you! because according to the same things their fathers were accustomed to do to the false prophets.

Goodspeed New Testament

"Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is the way their forefathers treated the false prophets!

John Wesley New Testament

Wo to you, when all men shall speak well of you; for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Julia Smith Translation

Woe to you when all men speak well of you! for according to these did their fathers to the false prophets.

King James 2000

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Woe whenever all people speak well of you, for their fathers used to do the same [things] to the false prophets.

Modern King James verseion

Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For so their fathers did to the false prophets.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Woe be to you when all men praise you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Moffatt New Testament

Woe to you when all men speak well of you! that is just what their fathers did to the false prophets.

Montgomery New Testament

"Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For even so did their fathers to the false prophets.

NET Bible

"Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.

Noyes New Testament

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for so did their fathers of the false prophets.

Sawyer New Testament

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for in this manner did their fathers of the false prophets.

The Emphasized Bible

Alas! whensoever all men shall, speak well of you, for, according to the same things, were their fathers doing unto the false prophets.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Wo unto you, when men shall speak well of you! for just so did their fathers of the false prophets.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Alas for you when all men speak well of you; for this is what their ancestors did to the false Prophets.

Webster

Woe to you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Weymouth New Testament

"Alas for you when men shall all have spoken well of you; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the false Prophets!

Williams New Testament

A curse on you when everyone speaks well of you, for this is the way their forefathers used to treat the false prophets.

World English Bible

Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

Worrell New Testament

"Woe to you when all men speak well of you; for in this same manner were their fathers wont to do to the false prophets.

Worsley New Testament

Wo unto you when all men speak well of you; for their fathers did the same to the false prophets.

Youngs Literal Translation

Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you -- for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Woe
οὐαί 
Ouai 
Usage: 14

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

ὅταν 
Hotan 
when, as soon as, as long as, that, whensoever, while, till
Usage: 49

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

καλῶς 
Kalos 
Usage: 26

of you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

so
ταὐτά 
Tauta 
Usage: 1

did
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372


Usage: 0

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

Context Readings

Happiness And Sorrow

25 Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets. 27 "But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,



Cross References

Isaiah 30:10

who tell the seers, "Do not see." and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us right things. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy deceits.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

Micah 2:11

If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: "I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;" he would be the prophet of this people.

Matthew 7:15

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

John 15:19

If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

James 4:4

You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

1 Kings 22:6-8

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" They said, "Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king."

1 Kings 22:13-14

The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "See now, the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good."

1 Kings 22:24-28

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go from me to speak to you?"

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

Romans 16:18

For those who are such do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

2 Thessalonians 2:8-12

Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

2 Peter 2:1-3

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 2:18-19

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who barely escape from those who live in error;

1 John 4:5-6

They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

Revelation 13:3-4

One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.

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