Acts 5:38

And now, therefore, I say to you, refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought;

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

In Context

37After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the enrolling, and drew away the people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as consented to him, were dispersed.

39But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him.

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Cross References

Job 5:12Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun:

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Isaiah 8:9Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, end be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.

Lamentations 3:37Mem. Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not?

John 11:48If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation.

1 Corinthians 1:26For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble:

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:27-42

The Seizing of the Apostles; The Examination of the Apostles; The Advice of Gamaliel. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 29… Read the whole commentary →

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