Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
So, now Lord, take account of the threats [of these Jewish leaders] and give your servants all the boldness [we need] to speak your message,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Holman Bible
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,
International Standard Version
Lord, pay attention to their threats now, and allow your servants to speak your word boldly
A Conservative Version
And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,
American Standard Version
And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,
Amplified
And now, Lord, observe their threats [take them into account] and grant that Your bond-servants may declare Your message [of salvation] with great confidence,
Anderson New Testament
And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that they may speak thy word with all boldness,
Bible in Basic English
And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,
Common New Testament
And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and now, Lord, behold their threatnings: and enable thy servants to deliver thy word with freedom,
Darby Translation
And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,
Godbey New Testament
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to thy servants with all boldness to speak thy word,
Goodspeed New Testament
And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and give your slaves the power to utter your message fearlessly,
John Wesley New Testament
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and give thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,
Julia Smith Translation
And now, Lord, look upon their threats: and give to thy servants, with all freedom of speech to speak thy word,
King James 2000
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto your servants, that with all boldness they may speak your word,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And now, Lord, concern yourself with their threats and grant your slaves to speak your message with all boldness,
Modern King James verseion
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now Lord behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants with all confidence to speak thy word.
Moffatt New Testament
So now, O Lord, consider the threats of these men, and grant that thy servants may be perfectly fearless in speaking thy word,
Montgomery New Testament
"And now Lord, listen to their threats, and grant to thy slaves to proclaim thy message with all boldness,
NET Bible
And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,
New Heart English Bible
Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
Noyes New Testament
And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Sawyer New Testament
And now, Lord, look down upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants with all boldness to speak thy word,
The Emphasized Bible
As to the present things, then, O Lord, - look upon their threats, and grant unto thy servants, with all freedom of utterance, to be speaking thy word,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And as to the present transactions, Lord, look upon their threatnings: and grant thy servants power with all boldness to speak thy word,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Now, therefore, O Lord, mark their threats, and enable thy servants, with all fearlessness, to tell thy Message,
Webster
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Weymouth New Testament
And now, Lord, listen to their threats, and enable Thy servants to proclaim Thy Message with fearless courage,
Williams New Testament
And now, Lord, give attention to their threats and help your slaves with perfect courage to continue to speak your message,
World English Bible
Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
Worrell New Testament
And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings; and grant to Thy servants to speak Thy word with all boldness,
Worsley New Testament
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings; and give unto thy servants to speak thy word with all freedom, while Thou art stretching forth thy hand to heal,
Youngs Literal Translation
'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 4:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Believers Pray For Continued Bold Witness
28 to do what your plan and wisdom predetermined should happen. 29 So, now Lord, take account of the threats [of these Jewish leaders] and give your servants all the boldness [we need] to speak your message, 30 while you perform [miraculous] healings and signs and wonders through the name [i.e., by the authority] of your Holy Servant Jesus."
Phrases
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Cross References
Acts 4:13
Now when these men saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and perceived that they were uneducated and [even] ignorant men, they were quite surprised; then they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:31
And after they had prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and these disciples were all filled with [the power of] the Holy Spirit and they were able to speak the message of God with boldness.
Acts 14:3
Paul and Barnabas remained there a long time and spoke [the message] boldly for [or, in the power of] the Lord who gave His approval to the message of unearned favor by allowing [miraculous] signs and wonders to be performed by them.
Acts 9:27
So, Barnabas brought him to the [other] apostles and explained to them how he had seen the Lord [while] traveling on the road [to Damascus] and how he had boldly preached in the name of Jesus in that city.
Philippians 1:14
And most of the brothers in the Lord's [service], through my imprisonment, gained confidence to speak out God's message with greater courage and without fear.
Acts 13:46
But Paul and Barnabas [continued to] speak out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the message of God be delivered to you [Jews] first. But since you have rejected it and [thereby] consider yourselves to be unworthy of [receiving] never ending life, we [i.e., Paul and Barnabas] will now begin proclaiming it to the [unconverted] Gentiles.
Acts 19:8
Paul went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, discussing and convincing people about matters regarding the kingdom of God.
Acts 28:31
He preached to them about the kingdom of God and taught things about the Lord Jesus Christ, with no one preventing him.
Acts 4:17-18
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."
Acts 4:21
And when the Council had threatened them some more, they [finally] released them because they could not find any reason to punish them. [Actually] they were worried about how the people felt [about the matter], since everybody was giving honor to God for the miracle that had been performed.
Acts 20:26-27
Therefore, I [must] declare to you today that I am not responsible for what happens to any of you.
Acts 26:26
I can speak boldly of these things because the King knows [they are true]. And I am convinced that none of these things are hidden from you, for none of them have been done in a corner [i.e., secretly].
Ephesians 6:18-20
[Then] offer all kinds of prayers and requests in [harmony with] the Holy Spirit at all times, and be alert constantly in making requests for all the saints [i.e., God's holy people].
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But [even though] we had already suffered and been mistreated at Philippi [See Acts 16:19-24], as you people know, we had the boldness, [with help] from God, to tell you His message in spite of much struggle [i.e., opposition].
2 Timothy 1:7-8
For God did not give us a spirit [i.e., a disposition] that makes us cowards but one that gives us power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message could be fully proclaimed and that all the Gentiles could hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth. [Note: This is probably a figure of speech indicating that Paul had escaped some immediate danger. See Psa. 22:20-21].