Acts 4:17
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New International Version (©2011)
But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name."

New Living Translation (©2007)
But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus' name again."

English Standard Version (©2001)
But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"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 Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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 Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
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 (©2012)
But to keep it from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them never again to speak to anyone in this name."

NET Bible (©2006)
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."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“But lest this report proceed more among the people, let us threaten that they do not speak again in this name to anyone of the people.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So let's threaten them. Let's tell them that they must never speak to anyone about the one named Jesus. Then the news about the miracle that they have performed will not spread any further among the people."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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.

American King James Version
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straightly threaten them, that they speak from now on to no man in this name.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.

Darby Bible 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.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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."

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."

Young's 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.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

4:15-22 All the care of the rulers is, that the doctrine of Christ spread not among the people, yet they cannot say it is false or dangerous, or of any ill tendency; and they are ashamed to own the true reason; that it testifies against their hypocrisy, wickedness, and tyranny. Those who know how to put a just value upon Christ's promises, know how to put just contempt upon the world's threatenings. The apostles look with concern on perishing souls, and know they cannot escape eternal ruin but by Jesus Christ, therefore they are faithful in warning, and showing the right way. None will enjoy peace of mind, nor act uprightly, till they have learned to guide their conduct by the fixed standard of truth, and not by the shifting opinions and fancies of men. Especially beware of a vain attempt to serve two masters, God and the world; the end will be, you can serve neither fully.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 17. - Threaten for straitly threaten, A.V. and T.R. The subject of that it spread seems to be "a notable miracle." They could not deny that it had taken place, but they could prevent the knowledge of it spreading, by forbidding the apostles to speak of the Name of Jesus in which it had been wrought.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But that it spread no further among the people,.... Meaning not in Jerusalem; for the fame of this miracle was spread among all the inhabitants of that city; but in other parts of the nation:

let us straitly threaten them; or "in threatening threaten them"; that is, severely threaten them with imprisonment, or with the scourging of forty stripes save one, or with death itself.

That they speak henceforth to no man in this name; which through indignation and contempt they do not mention, but mean the name of Jesus: and their sense is, that the apostles, from this time forward, should not teach, or preach the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, or any other doctrine of the Gospel, in the name of Jesus, to any man, Jew or Gentile; or perform any miracle in his name, or call upon his name, and make use of it, for the healing of any person, or doing any miraculous work. The Ethiopic version is a very odd one, and quite contrary to the sense of the sanhedrim, "that they should not speak any more but in the name of the man Jesus".

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

17. But that it spread no further … let us straitly—strictly.

threaten … that they speak henceforth to no man in this name—Impotent device! Little knew they the fire that was burning in the bones of those heroic disciples.

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Peter and John Threatened, Released
…16Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 17But that it spread no further among the people, let us straightly threaten them, that they speak from now on to no man in this name. 18And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. …

Matthew 9:30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this."
John 15:21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.
Ephesians 6:9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
1 Peter 2:23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.