Acts 5:37-39

Contemporary English Version

³⁷ Later, when the people of our nation were being counted, Judas from Galilee showed up. A lot of people followed him, but he was killed, and all his followers were scattered.

³⁸ So I advise you to stay away from these men. Leave them alone. If what they are planning is something of their own doing, it will fail. ^39 (A) 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,