ACTs 5:39 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) but if it’s from God, you all won’t be able to bring them down in case you find yourselves opposing God.”
¶ So they were persuaded by Gamaliel,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT but if it is from God, you will not be able to destroy them, lest you may even be found God-opposers.” And they were persuaded by him.

UST But if God has commanded them to do these things, you will not be able to stop them. You may even discover that you are working against God!” The other members of the council accepted what Gamaliel said.

BSB But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

BLB But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow it, lest ever also you would be found fighting against God."

AICNT but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you be found fighting against God.”
¶  They were persuaded by him,

OEB but, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them – or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!’

WEBBE But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,

LSV and if it be of God, you are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps you are also found fighting against God.”

FBV But if it comes from God, you won't be able to defeat them. You could even find yourselves fighting against God!”

TCNT but if it is of God, you [fn]cannot put a stop to [fn]it. You will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

5:39 cannot ¦ will not be able to CT PCK

5:39 it ¦ them CT

T4T But, if God has commanded them to do it, you will not be able to prevent them from doing it, because you will find out that you are opposing God!” The other members of the Council accepted what Gamaliel said.

LEB But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.

BBE But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

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Wymth But if it is really from God, you will be powerless to put them down—lest perhaps you find yourselves to be actually fighting against God."

ASV but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

DRA But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him.

YLT and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'

Drby but if it be from [fn]God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against [fn]God.

5.39 Elohim

RV but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

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

KJB-1769 But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
(But if it be of God, ye/you_all cannot overthrow it; lest happily ye/you_all be found even to fight against God. )

KJB-1611 But if it be of God, ye cannot ouerthrow it, lest haply yee be found euen to fight against God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But and yf it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest haply ye be founde to stryue agaynst God.
(But and if it be of God, ye/you_all cannot destroy it, lest happily ye/you_all be found to strive against God.)

Gnva But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.
(But if it be of God, ye/you_all cannot destroy it, lest ye/you_all be found even fightrs against God. )

Cvdl but yf it be of God, ye are not able to destroye it, lest ye be founde to be the men, that wil stryue agaynst God.
(but if it be of God, ye/you_all are not able to destroy it, lest ye/you_all be found to be the men, that will strive against God.)

TNT But and yf it be of God ye can not destroye it lest haply ye be founde to stryve agaynst God.
(But and if it be of God ye/you_all cannot destroy it lest happily ye/you_all be found to strive against God. )

Wycl but if it is of God, ye moun not vndo hem, lest perauenture ye be foundun to repugne God.
(but if it is of God, ye/you_all moun not undo them, lest peradventure/perhaps ye/you_all be found to repugne God.)

Luth ist‘s aber aus GOtt, so könnet ihr‘s nicht dämpfen, auf daß ihr nicht erfunden werdet, als die wider GOtt streiten wollen.
(ist‘s but out_of God, so könnet ihr‘s not dämpfen, on that you/their/her not erfunden becomet, als the against God argue/battle wollen.)

ClVg si vero ex Deo est, non poteritis dissolvere illud, ne forte et Deo repugnare inveniamini. Consenserunt autem illi.
(si vero from Deo it_is, not/no poteritis dissolvere illud, not forte and Deo repugnare inveniamini. Consenserunt however illi. )

UGNT εἰ δὲ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι αὐτούς, μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε. ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ,
(ei de ek Theou estin, ou dunaʸsesthe katalusai autous, maʸpote kai theomaⱪoi heurethaʸte. epeisthaʸsan de autōi,)

SBL-GNT εἰ δὲ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ ⸀δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι ⸀αὐτούς·) μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε. ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ,
(ei de ek theou estin, ou ⸀dunaʸsesthe katalusai ⸀autous;) maʸpote kai theomaⱪoi heurethaʸte. epeisthaʸsan de autōi,)

TC-GNT εἰ δὲ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ [fn]δύνασθε καταλῦσαι [fn]αὐτό, μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε.
(ei de ek Theou estin, ou dunasthe katalusai auto, maʸpote kai theomaⱪoi heurethaʸte. )

5:39 δυνασθε ¦ δυνησεσθε CT PCK

5:39 αυτο ¦ αυτους CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

but

Gamaliel uses this word to introduce a contrast between what would happen if the work the apostles are doing were “from men” and what would happen if it were from God. As the General Notes to this chapter suggest, it may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation, as a new sentence: “However,”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

εἰ & ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐστιν

if & from God ˱it˲_is

Here the pronoun it refers back to the phrase “this counsel or this work” in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [if God has devised this plan or commanded these men to do this work]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μήποτε

lest

It may be helpful to state the implications of the word lest explicitly. Alternate translation: [and if you do try to destroy them,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε

also God-opposers ˱you_all˲_/may_be/_found

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form. However, since this is also an idiom (See: next note), it would only be meaningful to do that in your translation if your language uses the verb “find” in the same idiomatic sense. Alternate translation: [people may even find you to be]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εὑρεθῆτε

˱you_all˲_/may_be/_found

The expression be found means to turn out to be something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [turn out to be]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐπείσθησαν & αὐτῷ

˱they˲_/were/_persuaded & ˱by˲_him

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form. Alternate translation: [Gamaliel persuaded them]

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