Acts 5:39

“But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.”

"But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God." - Acts 5:39
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What does Acts 5:39 mean?

The verse Acts 5:39 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, “But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.” This verse is part of a larger passage in the Book of Acts that recounts an incident during the early days of the…

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When God is Behind It: Understanding the Inexorability of Divine Purpose

In Acts 5:39, we find the profound words: "But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God." This statement, made by Gamaliel, a respected Pharisee, is steeped in historical significance and practical wisdom, reminding us of the…

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O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, we gather our hearts in reverent submission to Your greatness and majesty. Today, we come before You with the wisdom of Your Word echoing in our minds, "But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to…

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Acts 5:39 - "But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God."
Luke 5:39
Acts 16:39 - "And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city."
Acts 19:39 - "But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly."
Acts 7:39 - "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,"
Acts 13:39 - "And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."
Acts 27:39 - "And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship."
Acts 2:39 - "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
Acts 10:39 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:"
Isaiah 39:5 - "Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:"
Acts 15:39 - "And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;"
"And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing." - Acts 8:39
Acts 8:39 - "And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing."
Ezekiel 39:5 - "Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD."
John 5:39 - "¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."
Acts 1:4-5
Luke 5:39 - "No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better."
1 Kings 22:39 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
Acts 21:39 - "But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people."
Job 39:5 - "Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?"
Mark 5:39 - "And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth."
"But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly." - Acts 19:39
"And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city." - Acts 16:39
Acts 9:39 - "Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them."
Acts 10:39-40 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly."
"Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:" - Isaiah 39:5
Acts 21:5-6
Matthew 5:39 - "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also."
Acts 20:5 - "These going before tarried for us at Troas."