Acts 5:29

29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

Acts 5:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
ESV
29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
NLT
29 But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
MSG
29 Peter and the apostles answered, "It's necessary to obey God rather than men.
CSB
29 But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:29 In-Context

27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.
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 guilty of this man’s blood.”
29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.
31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. Exodus 1:17; Acts 4:19
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