Acts 5:39

but 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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In The King James Version

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

In Context

38And 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;

40And they were persuaded by him; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

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Cross References

Job 34:29When he giveth rest, who can cause trouble? And when he hideth his face, Who can behold him?

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

Isaiah 45:9Woe to him that contendeth with his Maker! A potsherd of the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? Or thy work say of thee, He hath no hands?

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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