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 done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him.

And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."

He said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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

If

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

And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

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

The crowd that stood there and heard it 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. You might even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice,

If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"

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

General references

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."

So there was a division among the people over him.

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