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 I found that he had done nothing deserving of death; and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him.

and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, "This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment."

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no crime in this man."

If

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

And he fell to the ground and 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 ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him."

Let

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God."

So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could oppose God?"

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

General references

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

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