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Acts 5:38
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught;
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught;
ACTS 5:38-39 The Western text has, as Lake and Cadbury admit, “a vigorous and attractive paraphrase,” which Rendel Harris was tempted to regard as possibly original. 144 In the following translation...
ACTS 5:38 nu/n After nu/n D ith copG67 add avdelfoi, (compare a similar addition in the Western text of Acts 20:18)....
Verse 38. _REFRAIN FROM THESE MEN_] Do not molest them, leave them to God; for if this counsel and work be of man it will come to nought, like the rebellion of Theudas, and that of Judas of Galilee: f...
REFRAIN FROM THESE MEN - Cease to oppose them or to threaten them. The “reason” why he advised this he immediately adds, that if it were of human origin, it would come to nothing; if of God, they coul...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1)._ 2. Signs and wonders by the Apostles (Acts 5:11). 3. The second arrest of the Apostles and their Deliverance (Acts 5:17). 4. Before the Council ...
A HOSTILE ENCOUNTER WITH THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES. This account closely resembles that in ch. 4; the imprisonment is at the hands of the same men, extends over one night, and Peter's two declarations (A...
TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
When they heard this they were torn with vexation and planned to destroy them. But a certain Pharisee called Gamaliel stood up in the Sanhedrin, a teacher of the law held in honour by all the people,...
REFRAIN. Stand away. Greek. Mid. of _aphistemi_ (Acts 5:37). IF. App-118. COUNSEL. Greek. _boule._ App-102. OF. out of. Greek. _ek_. App-104. WILL COME TO NOUGHT. will be overthrown. Greek. _katalu...
_it will come to nought_ As the verb is the same as that in the following verse it is better to render, _it will be overthrown_....
ἌΦΕΤΕ for ἐάσατε with אABC. 38. ἘᾺΝ ἮΙ. This construction, = ‘_if it should be_ (and we do not yet know whether it may be) _of men_’ is followed by εἰ with the indicative ἐστί in the next verse. The l...
EFFECT OF THE APOSTLES’ DEFENCE. COUNSEL OF GAMALIEL. RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT OF THE TWELVE...
_TRUTH CUTS TO THE HEART ACTS 5:33-42:_ Even those that will not receive truth may be cut to the heart by truth. When the accusers of the apostles heard the resurrection message they wanted to kill th...
ΆΠΌΣΤΗΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΆΦΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G868) держать подальше от чего-л. ΆΦΕΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΆΦΊΗΜΙ (G863) оставлять, оставлять в покое, Ή _praes. conj. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть. _Conj._...
ON SOLOMON'S PORCH. Acts 5:21 a Acts 5:21 And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. ACTS 5:21 A As the sun broke over the eastern horizon of the hills of Jud...
See notes on verse 34...
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: AND NOW I SAY UNTO YOU, REFRAIN FROM THESE MEN, AND LET THEM...
36 The fact that this Theudas is not mentioned in profane literature is no reason for doubting the truthfulness and accuracy of the narrative. Josephus, in his Antiquities, hints at many disturbances...
Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel. 17. The Sadducees] see on Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1....
THE APOSTLES AGAIN IMPRISONED 1-16. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was not keeping back part of the price, which they had a perfect right to do (Acts 5:4), but pretending that the money which they of...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 5 ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA, 5:1-11 V1 But there was a man whose name was Ananias. He and his wife, Sapphira, sold a building and some land. The bui...
REFRAIN FROM THESE MEN. — The advice implies something like a suppressed conviction not bold enough to utter itself. Gamaliel takes his place in the class, at all times numerous, of waiters upon Provi...
CHAPTER 12 GAMALIEL AND HIS PRUDENT ADVICE. Acts 5:38 WE have set forth in these verses an incident in the second appearance before the council of the Apostle Peter and the other Apostles, conspicuo...
καὶ τὰ νῦν, _cf._ also in Acts 4:29; Acts 17:30; Acts 20:32; Acts 27:22. τὰ neuter accusative absolute as respects the present, now, _cf._ 2Ma 15:8; thus in all p
FOLLY OF FIGHTING AGAINST GOD Acts 5:27-42 The high priest and his party could not forget the imprecation of Matthew 27:25. It haunted them. Compare Peter's description of the Cross as _the tree_ wit...
Here we have a terrible story. The account of Ananias and Sapphira stands in vivid contrast to that of Barnabas. The sin was dishonest dealing with the Holy Spirit. The judgment was swift and terrible...
Gamaliel's Counsel Peter's words accusing the council of murdering Jesus enraged them to the point of being prepared to murder the apostles as well. But they could take no such action without the sup...
And now I say unto you, (n) Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of (o) men, it will come to nought: (n) He dissuades his fellows from murdering the apostle...
DIVINE INTERVENTION 33-42. Now they reach a grand culmination. The Preachers in charge and the official board are signally defeated, _“cut through,”_ so they are counseling to kill the apostles. They...
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and were filled with indignation, (18) And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the co...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
Alas! evil shews itself there also (Chapter 5). If the mighty Spirit of God is there, the flesh also is there. There are some who wished to have the credit of devotedness which the Holy Ghost produces...
AND NOW I SAY UNTO YOU,.... This is the sum of my advice upon the observation of these and other instances: REFRAIN FROM THESE MEN, AND LET THEM ALONE; keep your hands off of them, do not attempt to...
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: Ver. 38. _Let them alone, for if, &c._] Perilous counsel, but p...
_And now I say unto you_ I, therefore, with regard to the present affair, give it as my most serious and deliberate advice; _Refrain from these men, and let them alone_ In a cause which is manifestly...
THIS COUNSEL OR THIS WORK; the work in which the apostles were engaged....
Where God is working, however, the opposition of Satan soon becomes apparent. The evil begins (as evil always does) in an underhand manner, but is quickly exposed by God. Ananias and Sapphira certainl...
AND NOW I SAY TO YOU, KEEP AWAY FROM THESE MEN AND LET THEM ALONE; FOR IF THIS PLAN OR THIS WORK IS OF MEN, IT WILL COME TO NOTHING; 1. Conclusion - 1. Let nature run its course. 2. Jesus gathered...
And now. say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown:...
34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and...
AND NOW I SAY UNTO YOU; he undertakes to advise them what they should do in the present case. REFRAIN FROM THESE MEN; have nothing to do with them, as Pilate's wife advised him concerning our Saviour,...
Origen Against Celsus Book I Now Gamaliel, in the passage referred to, said: "If this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought" (as also did the designs of those men already mentioned a...
Acts 5:38 And G2532 now G3569 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 away G868 (G5628) from G575 these...
“And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown, but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; lest...
THE THIRD ARREST AND SECOND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (5:26-40). Having previously receive their official warning not to preach in the name of Jesus the second appearance before the tribunal was...
Acts 5:38-39. AND NOW I SAY INTO YOU. Gamaliel's words could be paraphrased thus: ‘Is this work a Divine one? does it emanate from God? If not, it will come to nothing, like those examples of impostur...
REFRAIN FROM (αποστητε απο). Second aorist (ingressive) active imperative of αφιστημ of verse Acts 5:37. Do ye stand off from these men. "Hands off" was the policy of Gamaliel.FOR IF--BE (οτ εαν--...
CONTENTS: Sin and death of Ananias and Sapphira. The second persecution and answer of apostles to their persecutors. Warning of Gamaliel. Apostles beaten. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ananias, Sapph...
Acts 5:3. _Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost._ These words not only indicate that Ananias was a minister of the word, but that he for once had yielded his heart to th...
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO. Good advice! (1) Think! (2) Impostors will fail. (3) You cannot defeat God! [Theudas and Judas were well known to the Council, but we cannot accurately identify th...
_And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone._ THE WITNESS OF HISTORY TO CHRISTIANITY 1. Christianity was on trial before the Jewish Sanhedrin. It had then no history. Now it h...
_When they heard that they were cut to the heart._ CUT TO THE HEART The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in Hebrews 11:37. Used figuratively, it seems to imply a more lace...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 5:33. CUT TO THE HEART.—Lit. _sawn asunder_, torn in pieces, _sc_. in their hearts. Compare Acts 7:54—a much stronger expression than that used in Acts 4:2 or...
EXPOSITION ACTS 5:1 ANANIAS (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the LXX. But the name occurs nowhere else. The very common name היָנְנ...
Chapter 5, the book of Acts. At the end of the fourth chapter we have the second mention of the early pure communism that was practiced in the first church. Where those who had possessions sold them,...
1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Acts 5:35; Isaiah 14:25;...
Refrain [α π ο σ τ η τ ε]. Lit., stand off. Of men [ε ξ α ν θ ρ ω π ω ν]. Out of men, proceeding out of their devices. It will come to naught [κ α τ α λ υ θ η σ ε τ α ι]. Lit., be loosened down. Used...
Let them alone — In a cause which is manifestly good, we should immediately join. In a cause, on the other hand, which is manifestly evil, we should immediately oppose. But in a sudden, new, doubtful...