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

Luke 23:4

If

Let

Acts 5:39

Acts 11:17

1 Corinthians 10:22

General references

Jeremiah 26:16

John 7:43

John 10:19

Bible References

We

But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.

When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

And Pilate said unto the chief priests and 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 confess both.

and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

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

The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

Let

but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

If then God gave unto them the like gift as he did also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

General references

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.

So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.

There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.