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 he had done nothing that deserv'd death, I have resolved to send him to the emperor, to whom he had appealed.

they declar'd to one another, "this man has done nothing that deserves either death or imprisonment:"

at last Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I don't find any crime in this man.

If

for the Sadducees maintain, there is neither resurrection, nor angel, or spirit, whereas the Pharisees acknowledge both: the clamour was great,

and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

we were all struck down: when I heard a voice directed to me pronounce these words in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? it is dangerous for thee to kick against the goad."

for an angel of that God, whose minister I am, and whom I serve, this night appear'd to me, and said, Paul, be not afraid:

the people therefore present who heard the noise, said it was thunder: others said, an angel spake to him.

Let

you cannot defeat it; perhaps you may be found warring against heaven." To him they agreed: and

if therefore God has bestow'd the same favour upon them, as on us, after we had believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I make any opposition to the divine will?

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

General references

so that the people were divided in their opinions about him.

There was another schism therefore among the Jews, occasion'd by this discourse.