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

And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.

If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

For

When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

The LORDbrings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.

Because Syria, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has devised evil against you, saying,

Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.

that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them, and his burden from their shoulder."

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?

He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness,"

General references

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."

Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.