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butδὲifεἰit isἐστινfromἐκGod,θεοῦyou will notοὐbe ableδυνήσεσθεto overthrowκαταλῦσαιthem,αὐτούςlestμήποτεyou evenκαὶbe foundεὑρεθῆτεfighting against God.”θεομάχοιAndδὲthey heededἐπείσθησανhim.αὐτῷ
Acts 5:39
Study it in the app“but if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God.” And they heeded him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:39, word by word
- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- be ableδυνήσεσθεdynēsesthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynēsesthe” appears- to overthrowκαταλῦσαιkatalysai
overthrow
To undo what another has done.
Where else “katalysai” appears- lestμήποτεmēpote
lest
Expresses fear that something bad may happen, so as to avoid it.
Where else “mēpote” appears- be foundεὑρεθῆτεheurethēte
turn out
To turn out to be; "was not found" means vanished.
Where else “heurethēte” appears- fighting against Godθεομάχοιtheomachoi
fighting against God
Fighting against God.
Where else “theomachoi” appears- they heededἐπείσθησανepeisthēsan
obey
To heed someone.
Where else “epeisthēsan” appears
The context
38And now I tell you, keep away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this work is of human origin, it will be overthrown;
39 · This verse (above)
40And calling in the apostles, after beating them, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
To study Acts 5 in a group
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?