Acts 4:19
17 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.
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.
20 For we can not but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
- ASV
- But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:
- DARBY
- But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye;
- BLB
- But Peter and John, answering, said to them, “Whether it is right before God to listen to you⁺ rather than God, you⁺ must judge.
- ÅB
- Men Peter og Johannes svarte dem: Døm selv om det er rett i Guds øyne å lyde dere mere enn Gud!
- OTB
- Men Peter og Johannes svarte dem: «Døm selv om det er rett i Guds øyne å lytte til dere fremfor til Gud.
- B1930
- Men Peter og Johannes svarte dem: Døm selv om det er rett i Guds øine å lyde eder mere enn Gud!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Read in contextExodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:15
I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
Read in context1 Timothy 2:3
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Read in context1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
Read in contextJohn 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Read in contextMatthew 22:21
They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:16–20
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
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