Acts 5:38

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 be overthrown:

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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 enrolment, and drew away [some of the] people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

39but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

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Cross References

Job 5:12He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.

Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

John 11:48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

1 Corinthians 1:26For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:

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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