Acts 5:38
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:
KJV
καὶ τὰ νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων καὶ ἄφετε αὐτούς· ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἡ βουλὴ αὕτη ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο, καταλυθήσεται·
Greek NT
Et nunc itaque dico vobis, discedite ab hominibus istis, et sinite illos : quoniam si est ex hominibus consilium hoc aut opus, dissolvetur :
Vulgate
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 be overthrown:
ASV
And now, therefore, I say to you: Refrain from these men and let them alone. For if this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἄφετε — SBLGNT
- ἄφετε — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐάσατε — Robinson-Pierpont
- αὕτη — SBLGNT
- αὕτη — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 1:26 — For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
- 1Cor 3:19 — For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
- Ezra 6:7 — Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
- Ezra 6:12 — And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a de
- Gen 31:29 — It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
- Isa 7:5 — Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
- Isa 8:9 — Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken i
- Isa 8:10 — Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
- Isa 14:25 — That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
- Job 5:12 — He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
- John 11:48 — If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
- Lam 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- Matt 15:13 — But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
- Neh 4:15 — And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
- Neh 6:16 — And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was
- Prov 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- Prov 21:30 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
- Ps 33:10 — The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
- Ps 65:8 — They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.