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Acts 5:39

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But if this thing is actually from God, you won't be able to stop it — and you definitely don't want to find yourself fighting against God.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

If God's behind something, trying to stop it just puts you on the wrong side of the fight.

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But the rich man said, 'No, father Abraham — if someone actually came back from the dead to warn them, then they'd definitely change their ways.'

They confidently told him, 'Yeah, we can handle it.' Jesus looked at them and said, 'You will definitely go through the same struggles I'm about to face, and you'll experience the same kind of suffering I'm going to endure.'

Jesus is calling out the religious leaders: 'You're such hypocrites! You're so careful to give God exactly 10% of every tiny herb in your spice rack — your mint, your dill, your cumin — but you completely ignore the big stuff that actually matters: justice, mercy, and faith. Look, you should definitely keep doing the small things, but don't use them as an excuse to skip what really counts.'

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