Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found
King James Version
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Holman Bible
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.
International Standard Version
However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!"
A Conservative Version
but if it is from God, ye cannot overthrow it, and perhaps ye may be found to be fighting against God.
American Standard Version
but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
Amplified
but if it is of God [and it appears that it is], you will not be able to stop them; or else you may even be found fighting against God!”
An Understandable Version
but if [it happens to be] of God, you will not be able to defeat them. And [if you try to], you may [actually] be fighting against [the work of] God."
Anderson New Testament
but if it is of God, you can not bring it to an end: and take heed, lest you be found fighting also against God.
Bible in Basic English
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
Common New Testament
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
you cannot defeat it; perhaps you may be found warring against heaven." To him they agreed: and
Darby Translation
but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.
Godbey New Testament
but if it be of God, you will not be able to destroy them, lest perchance you may also be found fighting against God.
Goodspeed New Testament
but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may actually find yourselves fighting God!"
John Wesley New Testament
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, and take heed lest ye be found even fighting against God.
Julia Smith Translation
And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God.
King James 2000
But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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.
Modern King James verseion
But if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but and if it be of God, ye cannot destroy it, lest haply ye be found to strive against God."
Moffatt New Testament
whereas, if it really springs from God, you will be unable to put them down. You may even find yourselves fighting God!"
Montgomery New Testament
"but if it is from God, you cannot put it down; you may even find yourselves fighting against God."
NET Bible
but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,
New Heart English Bible
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, and you would be found even to be fighting against God."
Noyes New Testament
but if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God.
Sawyer New Testament
but if it is from God, you cannot destroy them; lest you be found at some time to be fighting against God.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if it is, of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them: lest once, even fighters against God, ye be found.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; and in that case would be found fighters against God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them--or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!"
Webster
But if it is from God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Weymouth New Testament
But if it is really from God, you will be powerless to put them down--lest perhaps you find yourselves to be actually fighting against God."
Williams New Testament
but if it has its origin in God, you can never stop it. It is to be feared that you may find yourselves fighting God."
World English Bible
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!"
Worrell New Testament
but, if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest perhaps ye be found even fighting against God."
Worsley New Testament
but if it be of God, ye cannot defeat it, least ye be found fighting even against God.
Youngs Literal Translation
and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of persecution » Apostles
divine Counsels » Divine counsels, immutable
Courts of justice » Judges of » Conferred together before giving judgment
Gamaliel » Celebrated » Teacher » Speech of, before the sanhedrin
God » Examples of Leadership » Immutable
God » Fellowship with » Fighting against
Opposition » What cannot be opposed
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Peter » Imprisoned and scourged; his defense before the council
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Reprove and threaten peter and john
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 5:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gamaliel's Advice
38
I tell you: Leave these men alone. If this message and this work are from men it will come to nothing.
39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found
Cross References
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah!
Acts 7:51
You obstinate men who are uncircumcised in heart and ears. You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did.
Acts 11:17
Since God gave them the same gift as he gave to us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could oppose God?
Genesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel replied: The matter comes from Jehovah. We cannot speak to you bad or good.
Exodus 10:3-7
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him: Thus says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 Samuel 5:2
For a long time when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle. Jehovah promised you that you would lead his people and be their ruler.
1 Kings 12:24
Do not attack the people of Israel, your own relatives. All of you go home. What has happened is my will.' They all obeyed Jehovah's command and went home.
2 Kings 19:22
Whom are you defying and slandering? Against whom are you shouting? Who are you looking at so arrogantly? It is the Holy One of Israel!
Job 15:25-27
He shakes his fist at God and vaunts (brags) (shows off) himself against the Almighty,
Job 34:29
If God decided to do nothing at all, no one could criticize him. If he hid his face (refused to assist), we would be helpless.
Job 40:9-14
Do you have an arm (power) like God's? Can your voice thunder like his?
Isaiah 43:13
From the beginning I was the one who did this. No one can rescue people from my power. When I do something, who can undo it?
Isaiah 45:9
Does a clay pot dare argue with its maker, a pot that is like all the others? Does the clay ask the potter what he is doing? Does the pot complain that its maker has no skill?
Isaiah 46:10
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'
Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are considered as nothing. He does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth. None can stop him, or say to him: 'What do you do?'
Matthew 16:18
You are Peter (Greek: petros: piece of rock), and on this rock-mass (Greek: petra: mass of rock) (referring to Jesus) I will build my congregation. The entrance to the grave (Greek: Hades) will not have power to stop it.
Luke 21:15
I will give you ability to talk and words of wisdom, which your adversaries shall not be able to resist or refute.
Acts 6:10
They were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
Acts 9:5
Who are you Lord? He asked. The Lord said: I am Jesus whom you persecute.
Acts 23:9
There arose a great cry. The scribes who were on the Pharisees' side arose and spoke, We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
1 Corinthians 1:25
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke Jehovah to rivalry (indignation) (anger)? Are we stronger than he?
Revelation 17:12-14
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings. They have not yet received a kingdom. But they receive power (authority) (influence) as kings for one hour with the beast.