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33 Now de when they ho heard akouō this, they were enraged diapriō and kai wanted boulomai to kill anaireō them autos. 34 But de there stood anistēmi up one tis in en the ho council synedrion, a Pharisee Pharisaios named onoma Gamaliel Gamaliēl, a teacher nomodidaskalos of the law , respected timios by all pas the ho people laos, and he ordered keleuō them to put poieō the ho men anthrōpos outside exō for a short brachus time . 35 And te he said legō to pros them autos, “ Men anēr of Israel Israēlitēs, take heed prosechō to yourselves heautou about epi · ho these houtos men anthrōpos, what tis you intend mellō to do prassō. 36 For gar before pro these houtos · ho days hēmera there rose anistēmi up Theudas Theudas, saying legō that he himself heautou was eimi someone tis, and a number arithmos of men anēr, about hōs four hundred tetrakosioi, joined prosklinō him hos. He hos was killed anaireō, and kai all pas, as hosos many as followed peithō him autos, were dispersed dialyō, and kai the movement came ginomai to eis nothing oudeis. 37 After meta him houtos rose anistēmi up Judas Ioudas the ho Galilean Galilaios, in en the ho days hēmera of the ho census apographē and kai mislead aphistēmi people laos, so that they followed opisō him autos. He too kakeinos perished apollymi, and kai all pas, as hosos many as followed peithō him autos, were scattered diaskorpizō. 38 So kai in the ho present nyn case I tell legō you hymeis, keep aphistēmi away from apo · ho these houtos men anthrōpos and kai leave aphiēmi them autos alone, for hoti if ean this houtos plan boulē or ē this houtos undertaking ergon be eimi of ek men anthrōpos, · ho · ho it will fail katalyō; 39 but de if ei it is eimi of ek God theos, you will not ou be able dynamai to stop katalyō them autos; lest mēpote you be found heuriskō also kai opposing theomachos God !” They were persuaded peithō · de by him autos,

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Gamaliel’s Advice

33 When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.(A) 34 A Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered the men[a] to be taken outside for a little while.(B) 35 He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re going to do to these men. 36 Not long ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about 400 men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his partisans were dispersed and came to nothing.(C) 37 After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and attracted a following.[b] That man also perished, and all his partisans were scattered. 38 And now, I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this work is of men, it will be overthrown;(D) 39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:34 Other mss read apostles
  2. Acts 5:37 Lit and drew people after him