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
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.'
Themes
Caiaphas » Peter and other disciples accused before
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting the disciples
John » The apostle » Imprisoned by the rulers of the jews
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Peter » Accused by the council; his defense
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Reprove and threaten peter and john
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 4:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter And John On Trial Before The Sanhedrin
16
saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of 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
Cross References
Acts 5:28
saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us."
2 Chronicles 25:15-16
Therefore the LORD was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of a people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?"
Psalm 2:1-4
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Isaiah 30:8-11
And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.
Jeremiah 20:1-3
Now 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: You have sent letters in your 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, "Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm."
Daniel 2:34-35
As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
Amos 2:12
"But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'You shall not prophesy.'
Amos 7:12-17
And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there,
Micah 2:6-7
"Do not preach"--thus they preach-- "one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us."
Matthew 27:64
Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first."
John 11:47-48
So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
Acts 4:21
And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
Acts 4:29-30
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
Acts 5:24
Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.
Acts 5:39-40
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,
Romans 10:16-18
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?"
Romans 15:18-22
For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience--by word and deed,
1 Thessalonians 1:8
For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind