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Acts 5:38 — King James Version← Study notes

“And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:”


Acts 5:38 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:3826 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
νῦνnyn
nowadverbG3568
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ἀπόστητεapostēte
do withdrawverbG868
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
mennounG444
τούτωνtoutōn
thesedemonstrativeG3778
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἄφετεaphete
cry, forgive, forsakeverbG863
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
ᾖē
shall beverbG1510
ἐξex
fromprepositionG1537
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
mennounG444
ἡhē
thearticleG3588
βουλὴboulē
plannounG1012
αὕτηhautē
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἢē
orwordG2228
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἔργονergon
worknounG2041
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
καταλυθήσεταιkatalythēsetai
it will be overthrownverbG2647
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:38

For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody: to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to naught. Acts 5:36 By examples he teaches them prudence; and, by way of encouragement, mentions last the man who seduced the greatest number. Now before he gives the examples, he says, Take heed to yourselves; but when he has cited them, then he declares his opinion,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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