1 Thessalonians 5:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Despise not prophesiynges.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε.

Transliteration

Prophēteias mē exoutheneite.

Grammar Details

• *Prophēteias*: accusative, feminine, plural - prophecies
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *exoutheneite*: present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - despise/treat with contempt

Word Meanings

• *Prophēteias*: prophecies/prophesyings
• *exoutheneite*: despise/treat with contempt/regard as nothing

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 11:4 : 4 Euery man praying or prophesiyng, hauyng any thing on his head, shameth his head.
• 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Folowe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes but most chiefelie that ye may prophesie.
• 1 Cor 14:3-6 : 3 But he that prophesieth, speaketh vnto men to their edifiyng, to their exhortation, and to their comfort. 4 He that speaketh with the tongue, edifieth hym selfe: he that prophesieth, edifieth the Churche. 5 I woulde yt ye al spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: For greater is he that prophesieth, then he that speaketh with tongues, except he expounde it, that the Churche may haue edifiyng. 6 Nowe brethren, yf I come vnto you speakyng with tongues, what shall I profite you, except I speake to you eyther by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesiyng, or by doctrine?
• 1 Cor 14:22-25 : 22 Wherfore, tongues are for a signe, not to them that beleue, but to them that beleue not: But prophesiyng serueth not for them that beleue not, but for them which beleue. 23 If therfore, when all the Churche is come together in one, & all speake with tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleue not: wyll they not say yt ye are out of your wittes? 24 But yf all prophesie, and there come in one ye beleueth not, or one vnlearned: he is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of euery man: 25 And so are the secretes of his heart made manifest, and so falleth he downe on his face, and worshippeth God, and sayth that God is in you of a trueth.
• 1 Cor 14:29-32 : 29 Let the prophetes speake two or three, and let the other iudge. 30 If any reuelation be made to another that sitteth by, let ye first holde his peace. 31 For ye may all prophesie one by one, that all may learne, and all may haue comfort. 32 And the spirites of the prophetes, are subiect to the prophetes.
• 1 Cor 14:37-39 : 37 If any man thynke hym selfe to be a prophete, either spiritual, let him knowe that the thinges that I write vnto you, are ye commaundementes of the Lorde. 38 But yf any man be ignoraunt, let hym be ignoraunt. 39 Wherfore brethren, couet to prophesie, and forbyd not to speake with tongues.
• Eph 4:11-12 : 11 And he gaue some apostles, and some prophetes, and some euangelistes, and some shepheardes and teachers, 12 To the gatheryng together of the saintes, into the worke of ministration, into the edifiyng of the body of Christe:
• 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath geuen to you his holy spirite.
• Rev 11:3-9 : 3 And I wyl geue power vnto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesie a thousande, two hundred, and threescore dayes, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are two oliue trees, and two candlestickes, standyng before the God of the earth. 5 And yf any man wyll hurt them, fyre shal proceade out of their mouthes, & cosume their enemies: And if any man wil hurt them, this wyse must he be kylled. 6 These haue power to shut heauen, that it rayne not in the dayes of their prophesiyng: and haue power ouer waters, to turne them to blood, and to smite the earth with all maner plagues, as often as they wyll. 7 And whe they haue finished their testimonie, the beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit, shall make warre against them, and shal ouercome them, and kyll them. 8 And their bodyes shall lye in ye streates of the great citie, which spiritually is called Sodome and Egypt, where our Lorde was crucified. 9 And they of the people, and kinredes, and tongues, and they of the nations, shall see their bodyes three dayes and an halfe, & shall not suffer their bodyes to be put in graues. 10 And they that dwell vpon the earth shal reioyce ouer them, and be glad, and shall sende gyftes one to another: for these two prophetes vexed them that dwelt on the earth. 11 And after three dayes and an halfe, the spirite of lyfe commyng from God, shall enter into them: And they shall stande vp vpon their feete, & great feare shall come vpon the which sawe them.
• 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 To another, power to do miracles, to another, prophesie, to another iudgement to discerne spirites, to another, diuers kyndes of tongues, to another, the interpretation of tongues.
• 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God hath ordayned some in the Churche, first Apostles, secondarely, prophetes, thirdely teachers, then them that do miracles: after that, the giftes of healyng, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues.
• 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And though I coulde prophesie, and vnderstoode all secretes, and all knowledge: Yea, if I had all fayth, so that I coulde moue mountaynes out of their places, and haue not loue, I were nothyng.
• 1 Cor 13:9 : 9 For our knowledge is vnperfect, and our prophesiyng is vnperfect:
• Num 11:25-29 : 25 And the Lord came downe in a cloude, and spake vnto him, and toke of the spirite that was vpon him, and gaue it vnto the threscore & ten elders: And when the spirite rested vpon them, they prophesied, and dyd not ceasse. 26 But there remayned two of the men in the hoast, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: And the spirite rested vpon them, (and thei were of them that were written, and went not out vnto the tabernacle) and they prophesied in the hoast. 27 And there ran a young man, and tolde Moyses, and sayd: Eldad and Medad do prophesie in the hoast. 28 And Iosuah the sonne of Nun the seruaunt of Moyses, one of his young men aunswered, and sayde: My lorde Moyses, forbyd them. 29 And Moyses sayd vnto hym: Enuiest thou for my sake? woulde God that all the Lordes people could prophesie, and that the Lorde woulde put his spirite vpon them.
• 1 Sam 10:5-6 : 5 After that, shalt thou come to the hil of God, wher is the garison of the Philistines: And when thou art come thyther to the citie, thou shalt meete a companie of prophetes comming downe fro the hyghe place, with a psalter, a timbrell, a pype, & a harpe before them, and they shal prophesie. 6 And the spirite of the Lorde wil come vpon thee also, and thou shalt prophsie with them, & shalt be turned into another man.
• 1 Sam 10:10-13 : 10 And when they came thyther to the hill, beholde, the companie of prophetes met him, and the spirite of God came vpon him, & he prophecied among the. 11 And all that knewe him before, when they sawe that he prophecied among the prophetes, they sayd eche to other: what is this that is come vnto the sonne of Cis? Is Saul also among the prophetes? 12 And one of the same place aunswered, and sayde: Who is their father? And therof came ye prouerbe: What is Saul also among the prophetes? 13 And whe he had made an ende of prophecying, he came to the hyghe place.
• 1 Sam 19:20-24 : 20 And Saul sent messengers to fet Dauid: And when they sawe a company of prophetes prophecying, & Samuel standing as appoynted ouer them, the spirite of God fell vpon the messengers of Saul, and they prophecied to. 21 And when it was tolde Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophecied lykewyse. And Saul sent messengers yet againe the third time, and they prophecied also. 22 Then went he him selfe to Rama, and came to a great well that is in Sechu, and he asked and sayde: Where are Samuel & Dauid? And one sayd: Beholde, they be at Naioth in Rama. 23 And he went thyther euen to Naioth in Rama, and the spirite of God came vpon him also, and he went prophecying vntill he came to Naioth in Rama. 24 And he stript of his clothes & prophecied before Samuel in lyke maner, and fell naked al that day and all that night: And therof it is that they say, Is Saul also among the prophetes?
• Acts 19:6 : 6 And whe Paul had layde his handes vpon them, the holy ghost came on the, and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.