Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.”

King James Version

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Holman Bible

However, so this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

International Standard Version

But to keep it from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them never again to speak to anyone in this name."

A Conservative Version

But that it may not spread on further among the people, let us threaten them with threats to speak no longer in this name, to not one man.

American Standard Version

But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Amplified

But to keep it from spreading further among the people and the nation, let us [sternly] warn them not to speak again to anyone in this name.”

An Understandable Version

But we do not want this [teaching] to spread any further so let us threaten them [and demand] that they do not speak to anyone about Jesus anymore."

Anderson New Testament

But that it may spread no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, so that they speak no more to any man in this name.

Bible in Basic English

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

Common New Testament

But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any one in this name."

Daniel Mace New Testament

but to prevent its spreading any further among the people, let us charge them with threats not to speak for the future to any man in that name.

Darby Translation

But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.

Godbey New Testament

but that it may extend no further unto the people, let us threaten them to speak no more in this name to any one of men.

Goodspeed New Testament

But to keep it from spreading farther among the people, let us warn them to say nothing to anyone else at all about this person."

John Wesley New Testament

Yet that it spread no farther among the people, let us severely threaten them, that they speak no more to any man in this name.

Julia Smith Translation

But that it be not more and more exposed to the wind among the people, let us threaten them with a threat, to speak no more in this name to any man.

King James 2000

But that it spread no further among the people, let us sternly threaten them, that they speak no longer to any man in this name.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But in order that it may not spread much [further] among the people, let us warn them to speak no more in this name {to anyone at all}."

Modern King James verseion

But, so that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak to no man in this name from now on.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But that it be noised no farther among the people, let us threaten and charge them that they speak henceforth to no man in this name."

Moffatt New Testament

However, to keep things from going any further with the people, we had better threaten them that they are not to tell anyone in future about this Name."

Montgomery New Testament

"But that the matter may spread no further among the people, let us threaten them not to speak to any one hereafter about this name."

NET Bible

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

New Heart English Bible

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let us threaten them, that from now on they do not speak to anyone in this name."

Noyes New Testament

But that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly forbid them with threats to speak any longer in this name to any one.

Sawyer New Testament

but that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them severely, [and charge them] to speak no more to any man in this name.

The Emphasized Bible

Nevertheless, lest it further spread abroad among the people, let us charge them with threats, to be no more speaking upon this name, to any soul of man.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But that it be no farther spread among the people, we will menace them with threats, no more to speak in this name to any man.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But, to prevent this thing from spreading further among the people, let us warn them not to speak in this Name any more to any one whatever."

Webster

But that it may spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Weymouth New Testament

But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one whatever."

Williams New Testament

But to keep it from spreading farther among the people, let us severely threaten them not to say anything at all to anyone else about this person."

World English Bible

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name."

Worrell New Testament

but, that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak no more to any man in This Name."

Worsley New Testament

But that it may spread no farther among the people, let us severely charge them to speak no more to any man in this name.

Youngs Literal Translation

but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

it spread
διανέμω 
Dianemo 
Usage: 1

no
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
Usage: 40

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the people
λαός 
Laos 
Usage: 137

let us
ἀπειλέω 
Apeileo 
Usage: 2

ἀπειλή 
Apeile 
Usage: 4

ἀπειλέω 
Apeileo 
Usage: 2


Usage: 0

λαλέω 
Laleo 
Usage: 235

μηκέτι 
meketi 
no more, no longer, henceforth not, no, no ... henceforward, hereafter,
Usage: 16

to no
μηδείς μηδεμία μηδέν 
medeis 
no man, nothing, no, none, not, anything,
Usage: 79

man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

in
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

τούτῳ 
Touto 
Usage: 68

Context Readings

Peter And John On Trial Before The Sanhedrin

16 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.” 18 And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.



Cross References

Acts 5:28

saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”

2 Chronicles 25:15-16

Then the anger of the Lord burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people who have not delivered their own people from your hand?”

Psalm 2:1-4

Why are the nations in an uproar
And the peoples devising a vain thing?

Isaiah 30:8-11

Now go, write it on a tablet before them
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may serve in the time to come
As a witness forever.

Jeremiah 20:1-3

When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

Jeremiah 29:25-32

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the officials said to the king, “Now let this man be put to death, inasmuch as he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people but rather their harm.”

Daniel 2:34-35

You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.

Amos 2:12

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’

Amos 7:12-17

Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah and there eat bread and there do your prophesying!

Micah 2:6-7

Do not speak out,’ so they speak out.
But if they do not speak out concerning these things,
Reproaches will not be turned back.

Matthew 27:64

Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

John 11:47-48

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.

Acts 4:21

When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;

Acts 4:29-30

And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence,

Acts 5:24

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

Acts 5:39-40

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”

Romans 10:16-18

However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

Romans 15:18-22

For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,

1 Thessalonians 1:8

For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God, but hostile to all men,

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