Acts 5:39

Gamaliel's Advice

³⁸ And now I tell you, keep away from these men, and leave them alone, because if this plan or this matter is from people, it will be overthrown. ³⁹ But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God." So they were persuaded by him. ⁴⁰ And they summoned the apostles, beat [them], commanded [them] not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released [them].

From God

Take Heed

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel to oppose Yahweh.

Acts 7:51

"[You] stiff-necked [people] and uncircumcised in hearts and in [your] ears! You constantly resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers [did], [so] also [do] you!

Acts 11:17

Therefore if God gave them the same gift as also to us [when we] believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I [to be] able to hinder God?"

Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, "The matter has gone out from Yahweh; we are not able to speak bad or good to you.

Exodus 10:3-7

And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and they said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, 'Until when will you refuse to submit before me? Release my people so that they may serve me.

2 Samuel 5:2

{For some time}, when Saul was king over us, {you were leading Israel in and out}. Yahweh had said to you, 'You shall be the shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be the leader over Israel.'"

1 Kings 12:24

'Thus says Yahweh: "You shall not go up and you shall not fight with your brothers the {Israelites}. Return each of you to his house, for this thing was from me." '" So they heeded the word of Yahweh, and they returned to go home according to the word of Yahweh.

2 Kings 19:22

Whom have you mocked and reviled? And against whom have you have raised [your] voice and have haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Job 15:25-27

Because he stretched out his hand against God, and he was arrogant to Shaddai;

Job 34:29

but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides [his] face, and who can behold him? Yet [he is] over a nation and over a person alike,

Job 40:9-14

Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

Isaiah 43:13

Indeed, from [this] day I [am] the one, and no one can deliver from my hand. I perform, and who can {cancel it}?"

Isaiah 45:9

Woe [to the] one who strives with his {maker}, a potsherd among potsherds of earth! Does [the] clay say to the one who fashions it, 'What are you making?' and 'Your work has no hands'?

Isaiah 46:10

who from [the] beginning declares [the] end, and from before, [things] that have not been done, who says, 'My plan shall stand,' and, 'I will accomplish all my wishes,'

Daniel 4:35

And all the dwellers of the earth are regarded as nothing, and he does {according to} his desire in the host of heaven and [among] the dwellers of earth, and there is not [one] who can hold back his hand, or {ask him}, 'What are you doing?'

Matthew 16:18

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your opponents will not be able to resist or contradict.

Acts 6:10

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

Acts 9:5

So he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he [said], "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!

Acts 23:9

And there was loud shouting, and some of the scribes from the party of the Pharisees stood up [and] contended sharply, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man! But [what] if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

1 Corinthians 1:25

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human [wisdom], and the weakness of God [is] stronger than human [strength].

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or are we attempting to provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than he [is, are we]?

Revelation 17:12-14

And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings [for] one hour with the beast.