King James Version

Acts 13:40

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon you” (ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς) before that here.

βλέπετεblepeteBewareβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Beware”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.Bewareοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeμὴmēlest thatμήconjunction — “lest that”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lest thatἐπέλθῃepelthēcomeἐπέρχομαι (eperchomai)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “come”, a single actionG1904I come to, arrive, come on, come upon, attack.comeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰρημένονeirēmenonto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to say”, a completed action with a present resultG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).which is spoken ofἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.προφήταιςprophētaisprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the to- or for-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophets

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐφ᾽ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:

Young’s Literal Translation

see, therefore, it may not come upon you that hath been spoken in the prophets:

World English Bible

Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

Darby Translation

See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],

Douay-Rheims

Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:

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