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Source language
Original Greek   
εἰ δὲ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ ⸀δυνήσεσθε καταλῦσαι ⸀αὐτούς·) μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε. ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ei de ek theou estin, ou rdunesesthe katalusai rautous*) mepote kai theomakhoi eurethete. epeisthesan de auto,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si vero ex Deo est non poteritis dissolvere eos ne forte et Deo repugnare inveniamini consenserunt autem illi

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest haply you be found even to fight against God.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it; lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Authorized (King James) Version   
but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
New King James Version   
but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God.”
21st Century King James Version   
but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest it may happen ye be found even to fight against God.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“But if it is from God, you have no power to destroy it, lest you be found opposing God.”
Darby Bible Translation   
but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. And they consented to him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,
God's Word   
However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them. You may even discover that you're fighting against God."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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.
International Standard Version   
However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!" So they were convinced by him.
NET Bible   
but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,
New American Standard Bible   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God."
New International Version   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God."
New Living Translation   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!"
Webster's Bible Translation   
But if it is from God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Weymouth New Testament   
But if it is really from God, you will be powerless to put them down--lest perhaps you find yourselves to be actually fighting against God."
The World English Bible   
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!"
EasyEnglish Bible   
But perhaps what they are doing really does come from God himself. If that is true, then you cannot stop them. You might even find that you are fighting against God!’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'
New Life Version   
If it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“But if it be of God, you cannot destroy it. For you would be found fighting against God as well.”
The Voice Bible   
But then again, if God is in this, you won’t be able to stop it—unless, of course, you’re ready to fight against God!
Living Bible   
But if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them, lest you find yourselves fighting even against God.”
New Catholic Bible   
If, however, it comes from God, you will never be able to overcome them, but may find yourselves fighting against God.” His words persuaded them.
Legacy Standard Bible   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or you may even be found fighting against God.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
but if it is of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest ye be found fighting against God.
Christian Standard Bible   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But if it is of God, you will not be able to stop or overthrow or destroy them; you might even be found fighting against God!
New Century Version   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!” The leaders agreed with what Gamaliel said.
The Message   
“So I am telling you: Hands off these men! Let them alone. If this program or this work is merely human, it will fall apart, but if it is of God, there is nothing you can do about it—and you better not be found fighting against God!”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. Perhaps you might even be found to be fighting against God!”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them; lest you be found also opposing God!” They were persuaded · by him,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” They were convinced by him,
New Matthew Bible   
But if it is of God, you cannot destroy it, and you might even be found to be striving against God.
Good News Translation®   
but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!” The Council followed Gamaliel's advice.
Wycliffe Bible   
but if it is of God, ye be not able to undo them, lest peradventure ye be found to repugn against God. [forsooth if it is of God, ye be not able to undo them, lest peradventure and ye be found for to repugn God.]
New Testament for Everyone   
But if it’s from God—well, you won’t be able to stop them. You might even be found to be fighting against God!” They were persuaded by him,
Contemporary English Version   
But if God is behind it, you cannot stop it anyway, unless you want to fight against God. The council members agreed with what he said,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
When the members of the council heard these words they were so furious that they wanted to kill them. But one man stood up in the assembly, a Pharisee by the name of Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was held in great respect by the people and gave orders for the apostles to be taken outside for a few minutes. Then he addressed the assembly: “Men of Israel, be very careful of what action you intend to take against these men! Remember that some time ago a man called Theudas made himself conspicuous by claiming to be someone or other, and he had a following of four hundred men. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and the movement came to nothing. Then later, in the days of the census, that man Judas from Galilee appeared and enticed many of the people to follow him. But he too died and his whole following melted away. My advice to you now therefore is to let these men alone; leave them to themselves. For if this teaching or movement is merely human it will collapse of its own accord. But if it should be from God you cannot defeat them, and you might actually find yourselves to be fighting against God!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” They were convinced by him,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!’ They were convinced by him,
Common English Bible © 2011   
If it originates with God, you won’t be able to stop them. Instead, you would actually find yourselves fighting God!” The council was convinced by his reasoning.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
but if it is of God [and it appears that it is], you will not be able to stop them; or else you may even be found fighting against God!”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him.
New American Standard Bible   
but if the source is God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”
The Expanded Bible   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even ·be [find yourselves] fighting against God himself!” The leaders ·agreed with [were convinced by] what Gamaliel said.
Tree of Life Version   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be found fighting against God.” They took his advice,
Revised Standard Version   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!”
New International Reader's Version   
But if their plans come from God, you won’t be able to stop these men. You will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
BRG Bible   
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Complete Jewish Bible   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them; you might even find yourselves fighting God!” They heeded his advice.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
o now, I say, do nothing to these men. Leave them alone. If this is the teaching or work of men, it will come to an end. But if it is of God, you cannot stop these men. You might even be fighting against God!'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!’ They were convinced by him,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
"But if it is from Hashem, you are not able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found to be fighting keneged (against, opposing) Hashem." And they were persuaded by Rabban Gamli’el. [2Ch 13:12; Prov 21:30; Isa 46:10]
Names of God Bible   
However, if it’s from God, you won’t be able to stop them. You may even discover that you’re fighting against God.”
Modern English Version   
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest perhaps you be found even fighting against God.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!” The Jewish leaders agreed with what Gamaliel said.
International Children’s Bible   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!” The Jewish leaders agreed with what Gamaliel said.
Lexham English Bible   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.
New International Version - UK   
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
but if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them— that you indeed may not perhaps be found to be fighting-against-God”. And they were persuaded by him.