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Acts 4:17

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we can not deny it.

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

18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
KJV
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
WEB
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.”
ASV
But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
DARBY
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.
BLB
But so that it might not spread further on among the people, let us threaten them to speak no longer in this name to [any] man.”
ÅB
Men for at det ikke skal utbrede seg mere blant folket, så la oss alvorlig true dem til ikke mere å tale i dette navn til noe menneske!
OTB
Men for å hindre at dette sprer seg videre blant folket, la oss advare dem mot å tale til noen i dette navnet heretter.»
B1930
Men forat det ikke skal utbrede sig mere blandt folket, så la oss alvorlig true dem til ikke mere å tale i dette navn til noget menneske!

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 5:28

    Saying, 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.

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  • Romans 15:18–22

    For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16

    Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

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  • Acts 5:24

    Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 1:8

    For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

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  • Romans 10:16–18

    But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

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  • Daniel 2:34–35

    Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

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  • Jeremiah 38:4

    Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

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