# Acts 5:39

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

— Acts 5:39, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Proverbs 21:30 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/21/30
- Isaiah 46:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/46/10
- Matthew 16:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/16/18
- Acts 7:51 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/51
- Acts 11:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/17
- 1 Corinthians 1:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/1/25
- Luke 21:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/21/15
- Acts 6:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/10

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/39
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).