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Acts 5:39 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 5:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:3916 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
ifwordG1487
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἐκek
fromprepositionG1537
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
ἐστινestin
it isverbG1510
οὐou
notadverbG3756
δυνήσεσθεdynēsesthe
be ableverbG1410
καταλῦσαιkatalysai
to overthrowverbG2647
αὐτούςautous
he / she / it / samepronounG846
μήποτεmēpote
lestwordG3379
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
θεομάχοιtheomachoi
fighting against GodadjectiveG2314
εὑρεθῆτεheurethēte
You shall be foundverbG2147
ἐπείσθησανepeisthēsan
agree, assure, believeverbG3982
δὲde
and / butwordG1161
αὐτῷautō
he / she / it / samepronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:39

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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