Act 13:40 | RWP | e4.org | Beware therefore ( βλεπετε ουν ). The warning is pertinent. Perhaps Paul noticed anger on the faces of some of the rabbis. Lest there come upon you ( μη επελθη ). Second aorist active subjunctive with the negative final conjunction μη . In the prophets ( εν τοις προφηταις ). The quotation is from the LXX text of . The plural here refers to the prophetic collection ( ; ). "The Jews of Habakkuk's day had refused to believe in the impending invasion by the Chaldeans, and yet it had come" (Furneaux).

‏ Acts 13:40

Beware therefore ( βλεπετε ουν ). The warning is pertinent. Perhaps Paul noticed anger on the faces of some of the rabbis.

Lest there come upon you ( μη επελθη ). Second aorist active subjunctive with the negative final conjunction μη.

In the prophets ( εν τοις προφηταις ). The quotation is from the LXX text of Hab 1:5. The plural here refers to the prophetic collection (Lu 24:44; Ac 24:14). "The Jews of Habakkuk's day had refused to believe in the impending invasion by the Chaldeans, and yet it had come" (Furneaux).