Acts 5:39

Weymouth NT

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.«

Cross References

Matthew 16:18

And I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to withstand or reply to.«

Acts 11:17

»If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?«

Acts 23:9

So there arose a great uproar; and some of the Scribes belonging to the sect of the Pharisees sprang to their feet and fiercely contended, saying, »We find no harm in the man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel–!«

Acts 6:10

They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

Acts 7:51

»O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit–just as your forefathers were.«

Acts 9:5

»Who art thou, Lord?« he asked. »I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,« was the reply.

1 Corinthians 1:25

Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or are we actually arousing the Lord to jealousy. Are we stronger than He is?