Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” New Living Translation But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!” English Standard Version but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice, Berean Standard Bible But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.” Berean Literal Bible But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow it, lest ever also you would be found fighting against God." King James Bible But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. New King James Version but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God.” New American Standard Bible but if the source is God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.” NASB 1995 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.” NASB 1977 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.” Legacy Standard Bible but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or you may even be found fighting against God.” Amplified Bible 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!” Christian Standard Bible but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him. Holman Christian Standard 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. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “But if it is from God, you have no power to destroy it, lest you be found opposing God.” Contemporary English Version But if God is behind it, you cannot stop it anyway, unless you want to fight against God. The council members agreed with what he said, Douay-Rheims Bible But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them. You may even discover that you're fighting against God." Good News Translation but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!" The Council followed Gamaliel's advice. 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!" So they were convinced by him. Literal Standard Version and if it be of God, you are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps you are also found fighting against God.” Majority Standard Bible But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.” New American Bible But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him. 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 Revised Standard Version but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” They were convinced by him, 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." Webster's Bible Translation 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." 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!” Young's Literal Translation and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gamaliel's Advice…38So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.” 40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.… Cross References Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD. Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.' Acts 11:17 So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?" Treasury of Scripture But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest haply you be found even to fight against God. if. Acts 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Genesis 24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 2 Samuel 5:2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. to fight. Acts 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Acts 9:5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. Acts 23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. Jump to Previous Able Actually Danger Fight Fighters Fighting Find Found God Haply Opposing Overcome Overthrow Perhaps Powerless Really Stop YourselvesJump to Next Able Actually Danger Fight Fighters Fighting Find Found God Haply Opposing Overcome Overthrow Perhaps Powerless Really Stop YourselvesActs 5 1. After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife, 3. at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead; 12. and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles; 14. to the increase of the faith; 17. the apostles are again imprisoned; 19. but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all; 21. when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple, 29. and before the council, 33. they are in danger to be killed; 34. but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten; 41. for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching. (39) Fighters against God.--It is interesting to note the recurrence of the same phrase in the reasoning of the Pharisees who took St. Paul's part in Acts 23:9.Verse 39. - Is for be, A.V.; will not be able to for cannot, A.V.; them for it, A.V. and T.R.; to be fighting for to fight, A.V. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. it is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. you will not be able δυνήσεσθε (dynēsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. to stop καταλῦσαι (katalysai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2647: From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night. them. αὐτούς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. You may even find yourselves εὑρεθῆτε (heurethēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. fighting against God.” θεομάχοι (theomachoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2314: Fighting against God. From theos and machomai; an opponent of deity. 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