Acts 5:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

Refrain

Acts 5:35

John 11:48

For

General references

Jeremiah 26:16

Matthew 7:20

Bible References

Refrain

He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re going to do to these men.

If we let Him continue in this way, everyone will believe in Him! Then the Romans will come and remove both our place and our nation.”

For

When our enemies heard that we knew their scheme and that God had frustrated it, every one of us returned to his own work on the wall.

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say,

Band together, peoples, and be broken;
pay attention, all you distant lands;
prepare for war, and be broken;
prepare for war, and be broken.

I will break Assyria in My land;
I will tread him down on My mountain.
Then his yoke will be taken from them,
and his burden will be removed from their shoulders.

מ MemWho is there who speaks and it happens,
unless the Lord has ordained it?

He replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;

General references

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God!”

So you’ll recognize them by their fruit.