Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Acts 5:36 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Acts 5:36 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 5 verse 36 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. obeyed: or, believed”
Acts 5:36 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 5:36
Gamaliel cites historical precedent—Theudas's failed rebellion. His argument follows a pattern: false movements collapse without divine support. While Gamaliel's theology is incomplete (suggesting a 'wait and see' approach), his providential reasoning contains truth: God-ordained movements cannot be stopped by human opposition. This principle undergirds Christian confidence in the church's eventual triumph despite persecution.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 5:36
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“Simon by name”
“and as a result”
“and false prophets”
“walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things)”
“he deceives himself.”
“full of blasphemous names”
“it makes no difference to me; God doesn't show partiality to man)--they”
“who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?,Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?,,,,,,,,”
“unless the departure comes first”
“MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”