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ACTS 5:39 auvtou,j {A}
The expansion in D, ou;te u`mei/j ou;te basilei/j ou;te tu,rannoi\
avpe,cesqe ou=n avpo. tw/n avnqrw,pwn tou,twn (similarly 614 1108 1611
2138 syrh with * copG67), doubtless sh...
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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...
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Verse 39. _BUT IF IT BE OF GOD, YE CANNOT OVERTHROW IT_] Because his
counsel cannot fail; and his work cannot be counteracted. If he be
determined that this doctrine shall prevail, it is vain for us t...
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BUT IF IT BE OF GOD - If God is the “author” of this religion.
From this it seems that Gamaliel supposed that it was at least
possible that this religion was divine. He evinced a far more candid
mind...
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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 ...
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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...
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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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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,...
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IF. Greek. _ei_. App-118.
CANNOT. are not (App-105.) able to.
OVERTHROW. Greek. _kataluo,_ as in Acts 5:38.
LEST HAPLY. Greek. _mepote,_ compound of _me_. App-105.
TO FIGHT AGAINST GOD. God-fighte...
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_but if it be of God_ The verb is not in the same mood as in the
previous clause, and had the construction been in classical Greek, it
might have indicated some opinion on Gamaliel's part of the truth...
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EFFECT OF THE APOSTLES’ DEFENCE. COUNSEL OF GAMALIEL. RELEASE AND
SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT OF THE TWELVE...
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ΔΥΝΉΣΕΣΘΕ with אBCDE. _Vulg_. ‘poteritis.’
ΑΥ̓ΤΟΎΣ for αὐτό with אABCDE. _Vulg_. ‘illud.’
39. ΟΥ̓ ΔΥΝΉΣΕΣΘΕ ΚΑΤΑΛΥ͂ΣΑΙ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΎΣ, _ye
will not be able to overthrow them_.
ΜΉΠΟΤΕ, _lest haply_. The co...
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_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...
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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...
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See notes on verse 34...
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But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found
even to fight against God.
BUT IF IT BE OF GOD, YE CANNOT OVERTHROW IT - rather, 'ye shall not
be able to overthrow it,' [the fu...
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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...
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5:39 lest (a-16) See Notes, Matthew 5:25 ; Mark 4:12 ....
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Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel.
17. The Sadducees] see on Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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ἐάν … εἰ δὲ : it has sometimes been thought that the
change of mood from subjunctive to indicative, “but if it is of
God,” as if indicating that the second supposition were the more
probable (_cf._ Ga...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Time, and the evident success of Christ's Church, prove it to be of
God. No violence of the Jews, no persecution of heathen princes, no
attempts of domestic adversaries, heretics, schismatics, or evil...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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BUT IF IT BE OF GOD,.... If it is according to the counsel of his
will; if it is a scheme of his forming, and a work to which he has
called these men, and they proceed in it on good principles, and wi...
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But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found
even to fight against God.
Ver. 39. _Ye cannot overthrow it_] Neither you, nor kings and tyrants
to help you; so one ancient Greek...
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_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...
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BUT IF IT BE OF GOD, YE CANNOT OVERTHROW IT, LEST HAPLY YE BE FOUND
EVEN TO FIGHT AGAINST GOD....
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Gamaliel's suggestion and the result:...
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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...
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BUT IF IT IS OF GOD, YOU CANNOT OVERTHROW IT-LEST YOU EVEN BE FOUND TO
FIGHT AGAINST GOD. "
1. BUT - If this IS from God -
1. You can't win the battle.
2. Killing them will not stop the will of God...
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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.
Points to Note:
As we read these verses we should remember that they are an accurat...
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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...
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The other part of the dilemma. _The counsel of the Lord, that shall
stand,_ PROVERBS 19:21 ISAIAH 46:10; and it must needs be so, for all
power is his, in whom we live and move, ACTS 17:28. FIGHT AGAI...
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Tertullian To Scapula
We who are without fear ourselves are not seeking to frighten you, but
we would save all men if possible by warning them not to fight with
God.[8]
Acts of Saint Philip the Apos...
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Acts 5:39 but G1161 if G1487 is G2076 (G5748) of G1537 God G2316
cannot G3756 G1410 (G573
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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BUT IF IT IS OF GOD
(ε δε εκ θεου εστιν). The second alternative is a
condition of the first class, determined as fulfilled, ε with the
present indicative. By the use of this idiom Gamaliel does put...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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,...
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1 Corinthians 1:25; 1 Corinthians 10:22; 1 Kings 12:24; 2 Kings 19:22;...
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To fight against God [θ ε ο μ α χ ο ι]. Lit., to be God -
fighters....