Acts 5:39 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. ”

Acts 5:39 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Acts 5:39 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 5:39 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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...
Acts 5:39 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - Because his counsel cannot fail; and his work cannot be co...
Acts 5:39 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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,' [t...
Acts 5:39 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 t...
Acts 5:39 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 .
Acts 5:39 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 GAMALIEL AND HIS PRUDENT ADVICE. Acts 5:38-40 WE have set forth in these verses an incident in the second appearance before the council of the Apostle Peter and the other Apostles,...
Acts 5:39 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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 t...
Acts 5:39 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 terribl...
Acts 5:39 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 c...
Acts 5:39 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Acts 5:39 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 Gre...
Acts 5:39 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 5:39 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 certain...
Acts 5:39 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Seizing of the Apostles; The Examination of the Apostles; The Advice of Gamaliel. 26 Then went the captain with the officers...
Acts 5:39 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 ....
Acts 5:39 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Acts 5:39 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 Acts 1...
Acts 5:39 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 5:39 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 mor...
Acts 5:39 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 co...
Acts 5:39 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Gamaliel's suggestion and the result:
Acts 5:39 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:25 ; 1 Corinthians 10:22 ; 1 Kings 12:24 ; 2 Kings 19:22 ; 2 Samuel 5:2 ; Acts 23:9 ; Acts 6:10 ; Acts 7:51 ; Acts 9:5 ; Daniel 4:35 ; Exodus 10:3-7 ; Genesis 24:50 ; Isa...

Acts 5:39 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 5:39 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:39 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 5:39 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 5:39 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:39 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:39 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 5:39 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Acts 5:39 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 5:39 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:39 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 5:39 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 5:39 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 5:39 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:39 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:39 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 5:39 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 5:39 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:39 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 5:39 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:39 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 5:39 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 5:39 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 5:39 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge