Acts 5:39

Gamaliel's Advice

³⁸ and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown, ³⁹ and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.' ⁴⁰ And to him they agreed, and having called near the apostles, having beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go;

From God

Take Heed

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

Acts 7:51

Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears! ye do always the Holy Spirit resist; as your fathers -- also ye;

Acts 11:17

if then the equal gift God did give to them as also to us, having believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, I -- how was I able to withstand God?'

Genesis 24:50

And Laban answereth -- Bethuel also -- and they say, 'The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good;

Exodus 10:3-7

And Moses cometh in -- Aaron also -- unto Pharaoh, and they say unto him, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Until when hast thou refused to be humbled at My presence? send My people away, and they serve Me,

2 Samuel 5:2

also heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.'

1 Kings 12:24

Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren the sons of Israel; turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;' and they hear the word of Jehovah, and turn back to go according to the word of Jehovah.

2 Kings 19:22

Whom hast thou reproached and reviled? And against whom lifted up a voice? Yea, thou dost lift up on high thine eyes -- Against the Holy One of Israel!

Job 15:25-27

For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.

Job 34:29

And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, It is the same.

Job 40:9-14

And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

Isaiah 43:13

Even from the day I am He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?

Isaiah 45:9

Woe to him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, 'What dost thou?' And thy work, 'He hath no hands?'

Isaiah 46:10

Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

Daniel 4:35

and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done?

Matthew 16:18

'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

Luke 21:15

for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.

Acts 6:10

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

Acts 9:5

And he said, 'Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'

Acts 23:9

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

1 Corinthians 1:25

because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;

1 Corinthians 10:22

do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

Revelation 17:12-14

'And the ten horns that thou sawest, are ten kings, who a kingdom did not yet receive, but authority as kings the same hour do receive with the beast,