Acts 5:29
“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 5:29 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
To this Peter and the apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than people.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Petrus und die Apostel aber antworteten und sprachen: Man muß Gott mehr gehorchen als Menschen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y respondiendo Pedro y los apóstoles, dijeron: Es menester obedecer á Dios antes que á los hombres.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Pedro, respondendo com os apóstolos, disseram: Maior obrigação é obedecer a Deus do que às pessoas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Entretanto, Pedro e os apóstolos responderam: "Devemos obedecer a Deus mais do que aos homens.
📖 Acts 5:29 in Context
27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
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