Acts 5:39

If the work is of God, Gamaliel warns, they cannot overthrow it and would be fighting God. The unstoppable success of the gospel proves its divine origin.

Cross-references · 23

• Prov 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
• Isa 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
• Matt 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
• Acts 11:17So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
• 1 Cor 1:25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
• Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
• Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
• Acts 6:10but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
• Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
• Isa 43:13Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
• Rev 17:12–14The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
• Dan 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
• Exod 10:3–7So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
• Job 15:25–27For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
• Acts 23:9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
• 1 Cor 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
• Isa 45:9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
• Job 40:9–14Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
• 2 Sam 5:2Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
• 1 Kgs 12:24that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
• 2 Kgs 19:22Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Gen 24:50Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.

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