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 when I found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and as he himself has appealed to the emperor, I have determined to send him.

And when they were retired, they spake to each other, saying, this man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

But Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I find nothing criminal in this man.

If

For the sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the pharisees acknowledge both.

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

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

And when we were all fallen down to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? It is hard 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, saying,

The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said, That it was thunder: but others said, it was an angel spake to Him.

Let

but if it be of God, ye cannot defeat it, least ye be found fighting even against God.

As therefore God gave to them the like gift that He did to us, upon our believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I should be able to withstand God?

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

General references

So there was a division among the people about Him.

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