Acts 5:39

Gamaliel's Advice

³⁸ And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing: ³⁹ But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God. ⁴⁰ And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

From God

Take Heed

Proverbs 21:30

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Acts 7:51

You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

Acts 11:17

If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.

Exodus 10:3-7

Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.

2 Samuel 5:2

In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

1 Kings 12:24

The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers, the children of Israel; go back, every man to his house, because this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the word of the Lord, and went back, as the Lord had said.

2 Kings 19:22

Against whom have you said evil and bitter things? against whom has your voice been loud and your eyes lifted up? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Job 15:25-27

Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,

Job 34:29

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Job 40:9-14

Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

Isaiah 43:13

From time long past I am God, and from this day I am he: there is no one who is able to take you out of my hand: when I undertake a thing, by whom will my purpose be changed?

Isaiah 45:9

Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

Isaiah 46:10

Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

Daniel 4:35

And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

Matthew 16:18

And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

Luke 21:15

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

Acts 6:10

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

Acts 9:5

And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

Acts 23:9

And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

1 Corinthians 1:25

Because what seems foolish in God is wiser than men; and what seems feeble in God is stronger than men.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Revelation 17:12-14

And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which still have been given no kingdom; but they are given authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.