Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings! New Living Translation But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. English Standard Version But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. Berean Study Bible But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. Berean Literal Bible But Peter and the apostles answering said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men. New American Standard Bible But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. New King James Version But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men. King James Bible Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Christian Standard Bible Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people. Contemporary English Version Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God. Good News Translation Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men. Holman Christian Standard 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! 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 people. A Faithful Version But Peter and the apostles answered and said, "We are obligated to obey God rather than men. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Shimeon answered with the Apostles and said to them, “God ought to be obeyed more than men.” GOD'S WORD® Translation Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than people. New American Standard 1977 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must obey God rather than men. King James 2000 Bible Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. American King James Version Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. American Standard Version But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men. Douay-Rheims Bible But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men. Darby Bible Translation But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men. English Revised Version But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. Young's Literal Translation And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men; Study Bible The Apostles Before the Council…28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.” 29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.… Cross References Exodus 1:17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. Jeremiah 26:12 And Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, "The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. Daniel 6:13 Then they told the king, "Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day." Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you rather than God. Treasury of Scripture Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. We. Acts 4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 1 Samuel 15:24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. Lexicon Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. Peter Πέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. other apostles ἀπόστολοι (apostoloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 652: From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ. replied, Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “We must obey Πειθαρχεῖν (Peitharchein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 3980: From a compound of peitho and archo; to be persuaded by a ruler, i.e. to submit to authority; by analogy, to conform to advice. God Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. rather μᾶλλον (mallon) Adverb Strong's Greek 3123: More, rather. Neuter of the comparative of the same as malista; more) or rather. than ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. men. ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. (29) Then Peter and the other apostles.--The whole company of the Twelve, it must be remembered, were now the objects of attack, and they all accept Peter as their spokesman. We ought to obey God rather than men.--The words are an assertion of the same general law of duty as that of Acts 4:19-20, but the command of the angel in Acts 5:20 had given them a new significance. Verse 29. - But for then, A.V.; the apostles for the other apostles, A.V.; must for ought to, A.V. Peter is the spokesman, the sentiment is that of the united apostolate. 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