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Acts 5:39
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
Acts 5:39 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 5:39 in other translations
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
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!”
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In context
36 For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.
37 After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.
38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:
39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
40 And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.
41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
42 And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
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