Acts 5:39
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But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
In other translations
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Greek words
εἰeiifG1487δὲdehoweverG1161ἐκekfromG1537θεοῦtheouGodG2316ἐστιν,estinit is,G1510οὐounotG3756δυνήσεσθεdunēsestheyou will be ableG1410καταλῦσαιkatalusaito overthrowG2647αὐτούς,autousthem,G846μήποτεmēpoteotherwiseG3361καὶkaialsoG2532θεομάχοιtheomachoifighting against GodG2314εὑρεθῆτε.heurethēteYou shall be found.G2147ἐπείσθησανepeisthēsan[40] They were persuadedG3982δὲdenowG1161αὐτῷ,autōby him,G846
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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