Verse 39
Acts 5:39
New King James Version
39
But if it be of God (Elohim), ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
greek
εἰ δὲ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ ⸀δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι ⸀αὐτούς·) μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε. ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ,
English Translation
But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them; lest perhaps you be found fighting against God. And they were persuaded by him.
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Chapter 5 Context
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
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And kept back
part of the price, his wife also being privy
to it, and brought a certain part, and la...
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But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep bac...
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Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why...
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And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them th...
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And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried
him out, and buried
him.
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And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
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And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so...
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Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? be...
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Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and...
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And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
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12
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they wer...
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And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
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14
And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
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15
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid
them on beds and couches, that...
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There came also a multitude
out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and t...
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Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,)...
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And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
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But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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And when they heard
that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the hig...
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But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
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Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the...
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Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, the...
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Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the templ...
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Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the peop...
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And when they had brought them, they set
them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
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Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have...
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Then Peter and the
other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God (Elohim) rather than men.
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The God (Elohim) of our fathers raised up Yashua (Jesus), whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
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Him hath God (Elohim) exalted with his right hand
to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentan...
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And we are his witnesses of these things; and
so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God (Elohim) hath give...
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When they heard
that, they were cut
to the heart,
and took counsel to slay them.
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Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in repu...
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And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these...
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For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, abo...
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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after h...
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And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work...
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But if it be of God (Elohim), ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against G...
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And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten
them, they commanded that...
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And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffe...
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And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Yashua (Jesus) Chri...
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