Acts 5:39

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Summary

Acts 5:39

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

If

To fight

General references

Proverbs 21:30

Jeremiah 26:16

Acts 12:24

Bible References

If

But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot speak to you bad or good.

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"

'Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives the people of Israel. Every man return to his home, for this thing is from me.'" So they listened to the word of the LORD and went home again, according to the word of the LORD.

When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?--

Also henceforth I am he; there is none who can deliver from my hand; I work, and who can turn it back?"

declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'

all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?"

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.

To fight

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.

And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?"

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

"Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Because he has stretched out his hand against God and defies the Almighty,

Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

"Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?' or 'Your work has no handles'?

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

General references

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

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."

But the word of God increased and multiplied.