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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 5:38 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And, in this present case, my advice to you is not to interfere with these men, but to let them alone, for, if their designs and their work are merely of human origin, they will come to an end;
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und jetzt sage ich euch: Stehet ab von diesen Menschen und lasset sie (denn wenn dieser Rat oder dieses Werk aus Menschen ist, so wird es zu Grunde gehen;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y ahora os digo: Dejaos de estos hombres, y dejadlos; porque si este consejo ó esta obra es de los hombres, se desvanecerá:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E agora, eu vos digo, afastai-vos destes homens, e deixai-os; porque se este conselho ou esta obra for humana, ela se desfará.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Digo-vos, afastai-vos desses homens e deixai-os, porque se esse plano ou obra é de homens, perecerá.
📖 Acts 5:38 in Context
36For 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 nought.
37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
38And 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:
39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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