Acts 5:38
And nowe I saye vnto you, refrayne your selues fro these men, and let them alone: For yf this counsell or this worke be of men, it wyll come to naught.
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- Lam 3:37 : 37 What is he then that saith, there should some thing be done without the Lordes commaundement?
- Matt 15:13 : 13 But he aunswered and sayde: Euery plantyng which my heauenly father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.
- Job 5:12-14 : 12 He destroyeth the deuices of the subtyll, so that their handes are not able to perfourme that which they do enterprise. 13 He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked. 14 They runne into darknesse by fayre day, and grope at the noone day as in the night.
- 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse.
- Neh 4:15 : 15 Neuerthelesse, when our enemies heard that we had gotten worde of it, God brought their counsell to naught: and we turned all againe to the wall, euery one vnto his labour.
- 1 Cor 1:26-28 : 26 Brethren, ye see your callyng, howe that not many wise men after the fleshe, not many myghtie, not many noble are called. 27 But God hath chosen the foolyshe thynges of the worlde, to confounde the wise: And God hath chosen the weake thynges of the worlde, to confounde thynges which are myghtie: 28 And vnnoble thynges of the worlde, & thinges which are despysed, hath God chosen, yea and thinges which are not, to bryng to naught thynges that are:
- Ps 33:10-11 : 10 God bringeth the counsell of the Heathen to naught: and maketh the deuises of the people to be of none effect. 11 The counsayle of God shall endure for euer: and the thoughtes of his heart from generation to generation.
- Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wysdome, there is no vnderstanding, there is no counsayle against the Lorde.
- Isa 7:5-7 : 5 Because that the Syrian, Ephraim, and Romelies sonne haue wickedly conspired against thee, 6 Saying, we wyll go vp against Iuda, vexe them, and bryng them vnder vs, and set a kyng there, euen the sonne of Tabel: 7 Thus saith the Lorde God thereto, It shal not so go foorth, neither so come to passe.
- Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Breake downe O ye people, and ye shalbe broken downe, hearken to all ye of farre countreys: muster you, and you shalbe broken downe, prepare you, and you shalbe torne in peeces. 10 Take your counsell together, yet shall your counsell come to naught: determine the matter, yet shall it not prosper: for God is with vs.
- Isa 14:25 : 25 So that Assyria shall I destroy in my lande, and vpon my mountaynes wil I treade hym vnder foote, wherthrough his yoke shall come from them, and his burthen shalbe taken from their shoulder.
- John 11:48 : 48 If we let hym scape thus, all men wyll beleue on him, and the Romaynes shall come, and take away both our rowme and the people.
- Acts 5:35 : 35 And sayde vnto them: Ye men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye entende to do, as touchyng these men.
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39 But and yf it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest haply ye be founde to stryue agaynst God.
40 And to hym agreed the other: And when they had called the Apostles, they beat them, and commaunded that they shoulde not speake in the name of Iesu, and let them go.
- Acts 5:33-375 verses77%
33 When they hearde that, they claue asunder, and sought meanes to slea the.
34 Then stoode there vp one in the counsell, a pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctour of lawe, had in reputation among all the people, and commaunded the Apostles to go asyde a litle space,
35 And sayde vnto them: Ye men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye entende to do, as touchyng these men.
36 For before these dayes rose vp one Theudas, boastyng him selfe, to whom resorted a number of men, about a foure hundred, which was slayne: and they all which beleued hym, were scattered abrode, and brought to naught.
37 After this man, arose vp one Iudas of Galilee, in the dayes of tribute, and drewe away much people after hym: He also perished, and all, euen as many as hearkened to hym, were scattered abrode.
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14 And beholdyng also the man which was healed, standyng with them, they coulde not say agaynst it,
15 But commaundyng them to go asyde out of the counsel, and counseled among them selues,
16 Saying: What shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by them, and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem, and we can not denie it.
17 But that it be noysed no farther among the people, let vs threaten and charge them that they speake hencefoorth to no man in this name.
18 And they called them, and commaunded them, that in no wyse they shoulde speake, nor teache in the name of Iesu.
19 But Peter and Iohn aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Whether it be ryght in the syght of God, to hearken vnto you more then to God, iudge ye.
- Acts 19:36-372 verses71%
36 Seing then that these thinges can not be spoken against, ye ought to be contet, and to do nothyng rasshely.
37 For ye haue brought hyther these men, which are neither robbers of Churches nor yet despisers of your goddesse.
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48 If we let hym scape thus, all men wyll beleue on him, and the Romaynes shall come, and take away both our rowme and the people.
- Acts 5:27-293 verses70%
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the counsell. And the chiefe priest asked them,
28 Saying: dyd not we strayghtly commaunde you, that ye shoulde not teache in this name? And beholde, ye haue fylled Hierusalem with your doctrine, and intende to bryng this mans blood vpon vs.
29 Then Peter and the other Apostles aunswered, and sayde: We ought more to obey God then men.
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19 Wherfore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the gentiles, are turned to God:
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40 Beware therfore, lest that fall on you, which is spoken of in the prophetes:
41 Beholde ye despisers, and wonder, and perishe ye: for I do a worke in your dayes, a worke which ye shal not beleue though a man declare it you.
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33 If this man were not of God, he coulde haue done nothyng.
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18 And with these sayinges, scarce refrayned they the people, that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.
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21 So threatned they them, and let them go, and founde nothyng how to punishe them, because of the people: For all men praysed God, because of that which was done.
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22 And they gaue him audience vnto this worde, and then lift vp their voyces and sayde: away with suche a felowe from the earth, for it is no reason yt he shoulde lyue.
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20 Or els let these same here say, yf they haue founde any euyll doyng in me, whyle I stande here in the counsell:
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14 And yf this come to the deputies eares we wyll perswade hym, and saue you harmelesse.
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13 Saying: This felow counselleth men to worship God contrary to the lawe.
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12 And they moued the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came vppon hym, and caught him, and brought him to the counsell.
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11 And when they bryng you vnto the synagogues, and vnto the rulers and officers, take ye no thought, how or what thyng ye shall aunswere, or what ye shall speake.
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14 But Peter standyng foorth with the eleuen, lyft vp his voyce, and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iurie, and all ye that dwell at Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and with your eares heare my wordes.
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28 For to do whatsoeuer thy hande & thy counsel determined before to be done.
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22 Ye men of Israel, heare these wordes: Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you, with miracles, wonders, and signes, which God dyd by hym in the middes of you, as ye your selues also knowe.
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24 Then when the chiefe priest and the ruler of the temple, and the hye priestes hearde these thynges, they doubted of them, whervnto this woulde growe.
25 Then came one and shewed them, saying: Beholde, the men that ye put in pryson, stande in the temple, and teache the people.
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9 But they shall preuayle no longer. For their madnesse shalbe manifest vnto all men as also theirs was.
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30 Also of your owne selues shall men aryse, speakyng peruerse thynges, to drawe disciples after them.
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8 And they troubled the people, and the officers of the citie, when they hearde these thynges.
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1 And certayne men whiche came downe fro Iurie, taught the brethren, except ye be circumcised after the maner of Moyses, ye can not be saued.
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18 And sawe him, saying vnto me: Make haste and get thee quickly out of Hierusalem: for they wyl not receaue thy witnesse concernyng me.
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8 Not the perfection of hym that called you.
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11 This is the stone which was cast asyde of you buylders, which is the head of the corner:
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14 Not takyng heede to Iewes fables and comaundementes of men, turnyng from the trueth.
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15 Who both kylled the Lorde Iesus, and their owne prophetes, & haue persecuted vs: and God they please not, and are contrarie to all men: