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 on inquiry that he had done nothing worthy of death, and he himself indeed having appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

and retiring, conversed together, saying, This man hath done nothing worthy of death, or of chains.

Then said Pilate unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find nothing culpable in this man.

If

For the Sadducees say indeed, that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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

And as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saving in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is difficult for thee to kick against the goads.

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

The multitude that stood by, and heard it, said that it was thunder: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.

Let

but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; and in that case would be found fighters against God.

If God then gave an equal gift to them even as to us, on believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; I, indeed, who was I, that I should be able to restrain God?

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

General references

There was a division therefore among the multitude on account of him.

There was therefore a division again among the Jews, on account of these sayings.