- they prophesied:
- By prophesying here we are to understand, their performing those civil and sacred functions for which they were qualified; exhorting the people to quiet and peaceable submission, and to trust and confidence in the providence of God. "After² that¹¹ thou shalt comeª° to the hillª of God,ª where¹¹ [is] the garrisonª of the Philistines:ª and it shall come to pass,¹ when thou art come¹ thither²°¹ to the city,ª that thou shalt meetª° a companyª of prophetsª coming downª° from the high placeª¹ with a psaltery,ª and a tabret,ª and a pipe,ª and a harp,ª beforeª them; and they¹ shall prophesy:ª° ... And the Spiritª of the LORDª will comeª° upon¹ thee, and thou shalt prophesyª° with them,¹ and shalt be turnedª° into anotherª man.ª" {1Sm 10:5-6} + "And when they cameª° thither¹ to the hill,ª behold,¹ a companyª of prophetsª metª° him; and the Spiritª of Godª cameª° upon¹ him, and he prophesiedª° amongª them." {1Sm 10:10} + "And Saulª sentª° messengersª to takeª°¹ David:ª and when they sawª°¹ the companyª of the prophetsª prophesying,ª° and Samuelª standingª° [as] appointedª° over¹ them, the Spiritª of Godª was¹ upon¹ the messengersª of Saul,ª and they¹ also¹ prophesied.ª° ... And he¹ stripped offª° his clothesª also,ª and prophesiedª° beforeª Samuelª in like manner,¹ and lay downª° nakedª all¹ that¹ dayª and all¹ that night.ª Wherefore¹¹ they say,ª° [Is] Saulª also¹ among the prophets?ª" {1Sm 19:20-24} + "And Jeremiahª commandedª°¹ Baruch,ª saying,ª° I¹ [am] shut up;ª° I cannotª°¹ goª° into the houseª of the LORD:ª ... Therefore goª° thou,¹ and readª° in the roll,ª which¹ thou hast writtenª° from my mouth,ª¹¹ the wordsª of the LORDª in the earsª of the peopleª in the LORD'Sª houseª upon the fastingª day:ª and also¹ thou shalt readª° them in the earsª of all¹ Judahª that come¹ out²° of their cities.ª¹" {Jer 36:5-6} + "And it shall come to pass¹ afterward,ª¹ [that] I will pour outª°¹ my spiritª upon¹ all¹ flesh;ª and your sonsª and your daughtersª shall prophesy,ª° your old menª shall dreamª° dreams,ª your young menª shall seeª° visions:ª ... And also¹ upon¹ the servantsª and upon¹ the handmaidsª in those¹ daysª will I pour outª°¹ my spirit.ª" {Jol 2:28-29} + "Andª it shall come to passª° inª the¹ lastª days,ª saithª° God,ª I will pour outª° ofª myª Spiritª uponª allª flesh:ª andª yourª sonsª andª yourª daughtersª shall prophesy,ª° andª yourª young menª shall seeª° visions,ª andª yourª old menª shall dream²¹ dreams:²°¹ ... Andªª onª myª servantsª andª onª myª handmaidensª I will pour outª° inª thoseª daysª ofª myª Spirit;ª andª they shall prophesy:ª°" {Act 2:17-18} + "Andª there stood upª° oneª ofª themª namedª Agabus,ª and signifiedª° byª the¹ Spiritª that there should¹ beª²°° greatª dearthª throughoutª allª the¹ world:ª whichªª came to passª° in the days ofª Claudiusª Caesar.ª" {Act 11:28} + "Andª the same manª hadª° fourª daughters,ª virgins,ª which did prophesy.ª° ... Andª when he was comeª° untoª us,ª² he¹ tookª° Paul'sª girdle,ª andª boundª° his own²¹ handsª andª feet,ª and said,ª° Thusª saithª° the¹ Holyª Ghost,ª Soª shall²° the¹ Jewsª atª Jerusalemª bindª° the¹ manª thatª ownethª° thisª girdle,ª andª shall deliverª° [him] intoª the handsª of the Gentiles.ª" {Act 21:9-11} + "Everyª manª prayingª° orª prophesying,ª° havingª° [his] head² covered,ª¹ dishonourethª° his²¹ head.ª ... Butª everyª womanª that prayethª° orª prophesiethª° with [her] headª uncoveredª dishonourethª° herª head:ª forª that isª° even² all oneª¹¹ as if² she were shaven.ª°" {1Co 11:4-5} + "Follow²° after¹ charity,ª andª desireª° spiritualª [gifts], butª ratherª thatª ye may prophesy.ª° ... Butª he that prophesiethª° speakethª° unto menª [to] edification,ª andª exhortation,ª andª comfort.ª" {1Co 14:1-3} + "Andª the spiritsª of the prophetsª are subjectª° to the prophets.ª" {1Co 14:32} + "Forª the prophecyª cameª° notª in old timeª by the willª of man:ª butª holyª menª of Godª spakeª° [as they were] movedª° byª the Holyª Ghost.ª" {2Pe 1:21}
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