Acts 5:38

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

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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 arose Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew people away after him; he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

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

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Cross References

Job 5:12Who disappointeth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprises;

Proverbs 21:30Wisdom is nothing, and understanding is nothing, And devices are nothing, against the LORD.

Isaiah 8:9Rage, ye nations, and despair! Give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth! Gird yourselves, and despair! Gird yourselves, and despair!

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

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

1 Corinthians 1:26For consider, brethren, who ye are that have been called; not many wise men after the fashion of the world, 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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