Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 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. 18 And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

Cross References

Acts 5:28

saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.

2 Chronicles 25:15-16

And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, Why dost thou seek after the gods of a people who have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

Psalm 2:1-4

Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?

Isaiah 30:8-11

Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and record it in a book, that it may be for the time to come, as a witness for ever,

Jeremiah 20:1-3

And Pashur the son of Immer, the priest and he was chief officer in the house of Jehovah heard Jeremiah prophesy these things.

Jeremiah 29:25-32

Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

Jeremiah 38:4

And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Daniel 2:34-35

Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

Amos 2:12

And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Amos 7:12-17

And Amaziah said unto Amos, Thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.

Micah 2:6-7

Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

Matthew 27:64

Command therefore that the sepulchre be secured until the third day, lest his disciples should come and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.

John 11:47-48

The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.

Acts 4:21

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

Acts 4:29-30

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,

Acts 5:24

And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

Acts 5:39-40

but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.

Romans 10:16-18

But they have not all obeyed the glad tidings. For Esaias says, Lord, who has believed our report?

Romans 15:18-22

For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for the obedience of the nations, by word and deed,

1 Thessalonians 1:8

for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and are against all men,

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