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 when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

And he said to David, you are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

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

Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, 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 to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

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

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

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

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spoke to him.

Let

But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God.

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

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 to die: for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.

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

There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.