Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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!

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 A curse on you who live in luxury now, for you will be hungry. A curse on you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26  A curse on you when everyone speaks well of you, for this is the way their forefathers used to treat the false prophets. 27 But I say to you who listen now to me, practice loving your enemies, practice doing good to those who hate you,

Cross References

Matthew 7:15

"Look out for false prophets, who come to you under the guise of sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what is its own. But it is because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, that the world hates you.

James 4:4

You faithless wives! Do you not know that the friendship of the world means enmity with God? So whoever wants to be a friend to the world puts himself down as an enemy to God.

John 7:7

It is impossible for the world to hate you; it is I whom it hates, because I continue to testify that its works are wicked.

Romans 16:18

For such men are really not serving our Lord Christ but their own base appetites, and by their fair and flattering talk they are deceiving the hearts of unsuspecting people.

2 Thessalonians 2:8-12

Then the representative of lawlessness will be uncovered, and the Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and put a stop to his operations by His appearance and coming;

2 Peter 2:1-3

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 2:18-19

For by uttering arrogant nonsense, through base desires of the lower nature, they entice into immorality men who are just escaping from those who live in error,

1 John 4:5-6

They are children of the world; this is why they speak what the world inspires, and why the world listens to them.

Revelation 13:3-4

I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole world was so amazed that they followed the wild beast,

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