Acts 23:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

We

Acts 25:25

Acts 26:31

Luke 23:4

If

Let

Acts 5:39

Acts 11:17

1 Corinthians 10:22

General references

John 7:43

John 10:19

Bible References

We

But finding that he had done nothing worthy of death, and as he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

And when they had withdrawn, they conversed with one another, saying: This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no fault in this man.

If

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection; neither angel nor spirit: but the Pharisees acknowledge both. And there arose a great clamor. And the scribes, on the part of the Pharisees, arose and contended, saying:

And when he had fallen to the earth, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying, in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Then the multitude that stood by and heard it, said: It thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him.

Let

but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.

If, then, God gave them the like gift that he gave to us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I, that I could withstand God?

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

General references

So there was a division among the multitude because of him.

Again, therefore, there was a division among the Jews, on account of these words.