Acts 5:39

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus I.57Book I

  “Now Gamaliel, in the passage referred to, said: “If this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought” (as also did the designs of those men already mentioned after their death); “but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow this doctrine, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.”” — editor's note: Cf. Acts v. 38, 39.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.2Discourse III

  “…necessary to declare the sense of these phrases in addition, as far as we can, that all may know from this also that the Arians are really contending with God.” — editor's note: θεομάχοι. vid. Acts v. 39.

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• Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.7Discourse III

  “…when its former serpents were destroyed, gave birth to fresh ones, contending against the slayer of the old by the production of new, so also they, hostile and hateful to God, as hydras, losing their life in the objections which they advance, invent for themselves other questions Judaic and foolish, and new…” — editor's note: θεομάχοι, de Decr. 3, n. 1; Or. ii. 32, n. 4. Vid. Dissert. by Bucher on the word in Acts v. 39. ap. Thesaur. Theol. Phil. N. T. t. 2.

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on John Homily 28

  “And here he secretly establishes that truth, which Gamaliel asserted, “Ye cannot overthrow it, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.” ( Acts v. 39.)” — the author cites it

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, To Scapula Chapter 4

  “We who are without fear ourselves are not seeking to frighten you, but we would save all men if possible by warning them not to fight with God.” — editor's note: [Our author uses the Greek (μὴ θεομαχεῖν) but not textually of Acts v. 39.]

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• Romans 10:17

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• 2 Samuel 15:13

  Cited together in Against the Arians III.2.

• 1 Kings 1:11

  Cited together in Against the Arians III.2.

• Matthew 3:5

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• Matthew 9:14

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• Mark 12:29

  Cited together in Against the Arians III.2.

• John 1:27

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:22

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:23

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:24

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:25

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:26

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:27

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:28

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:29

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 3:30

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.

• John 18:20

  Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 28.