Parallel Verses
World English Bible
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
New American Standard Bible
But Peter and the apostles answered, “
King James Version
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Holman Bible
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
International Standard Version
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!
A Conservative Version
And Peter and the apostles having answered, they said, We must obey God rather than men.
American Standard Version
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
Amplified
Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].
An Understandable Version
But Peter and the apostles answered them, "We must obey God instead of [you] men [in this situation].
Anderson New Testament
But Peter and the apostles answered and said: "We must obey God rather than men.
Bible in Basic English
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
Common New Testament
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
Daniel Mace New Testament
then Peter and the other apostles made answer, we ought to obey God rather than men.
Darby Translation
But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
Godbey New Testament
But Peter and the apostles responding said, It behooves us to obey God rather than men.
Goodspeed New Testament
Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
John Wesley New Testament
Then Peter and the other apostles answering said, We ought to obey God rather than man.
Julia Smith Translation
And Peter having answered, and the sent, said, We must obey God rather than men.
King James 2000
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Peter and the apostles answered [and] said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
Modern King James verseion
And Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.
Moffatt New Testament
Peter and the apostles answered, "One must obey God rather than men.
Montgomery New Testament
But Peter and the apostles said in reply.
NET Bible
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.
New Heart English Bible
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
Noyes New Testament
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Sawyer New Testament
And Peter answering, and the apostles, said, It is necessary to obey God rather than man.
The Emphasized Bible
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said - It is needful to be yielding obedience unto God rather than unto men: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Peter and the apostles answering said, We must obey God rather than men.
Twentieth Century New Testament
To this Peter and the Apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men.
Webster
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Weymouth New Testament
Peter and the other Apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than man.
Williams New Testament
Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
Worrell New Testament
But Peter and the apostles, answering, said, "It is proper to obey God rather than men.
Worsley New Testament
But Peter, and the other apostles, answered, and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;
Themes
The atonement » Ministers should fully set forth
holy Boldness » Produced by » The fear of God
Christian ministers » Faithful » Apostles
Christian ministers » Instances of persecution » Apostles
Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Apostles
Conscience » Faithful » Of peter, in declaring the whole counsel of God
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » The apostles, under persecution
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Obedience » To God, the duty of » The imperative duty of life
Obedience to God » Obligations to
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Peter » Imprisoned and scourged; his defense before the council
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Reprove and threaten peter and john
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 5:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Apostles On Trial Again
28 saying, "Didn't we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us." 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.
Cross References
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
Mark 7:7-9
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
Genesis 3:17
To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
1 Samuel 15:24
Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
Revelation 14:8-12
Another, a second angel, followed, saying, "Babylon the great has fallen, which has made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality."