Verse 38
Acts 5:38
Noah Webster Bible
38
And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will come to naught:
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ τὰ νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων καὶ ⸀ἄφετε αὐτούς· (ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἡ βουλὴ ⸀αὕτη ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο, καταλυθήσεται,
English Translation
And now I say to you, withdraw from these men and leave them; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.
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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...
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But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back...
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While it remained, was it not thy own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy own power? why hast...
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And Ananias hearing these words, fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all them that heard...
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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 to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so m...
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Then Peter said to her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? beho...
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Then she fell down immediately at his feet, and expired. And the young men came in, and found her de...
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And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
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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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And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
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So that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the...
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There came also a multitude out of the cities around to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons, and them w...
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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 hi...
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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 we found 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, t...
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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 we not strictly 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 Savior, to give repentance to...
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And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God (Elohim) hath giv...
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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 up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation...
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And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do concerning these me...
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For before these days rose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about...
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After this man rose Judas of Galilee, in the days of the taxing, and drew away many people after him...
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And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work i...
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But if it is from God (Elohim), ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against...
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And to him they assented: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them , they commanded th...
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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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