Parallel Verses
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!"
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.
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 And, in this present case, my advice to you is not to interfere with these men, but to let them alone, for, if their designs and their work are merely of human origin, they will come to an end; 39 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!" 40 The Council followed his advice, and, calling the Apostles in, had them flogged, and then, after cautioning them not to speak in the Name of Jesus, set them free.
Cross References
Acts 7:51
O! stubborn race, heathen in heart and ears, you are for ever resisting the Holy Spirit; your ancestors did it, and you are doing it still.
Acts 11:17
Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"
Matthew 16:18
Yes, and I say to you, Your name is 'Peter--a Rock, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the Powers of the Place of Death shall not prevail over it.
Luke 21:15
For I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.
Acts 6:10
Yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.
Acts 9:5
"Who are you, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," the voice answered;
Acts 23:9
So a great uproar ensued, and some of the Teaches of the Law belonging to the Pharisees' party stood up and hotly protested: "We find nothing whatever wrong in this man. Suppose a spirit did speak to him, or an angel--"
1 Corinthians 1:25
For God's 'folly' is wiser than men, and God's 'weakness' is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 10:22
Or 'are we to rouse the jealousy of the Lord'? Are we stronger than he?
Revelation 17:12-14
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings. who have not yet received their kingdoms, but for an hour they receive the authority of kings, together with the Beast.