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Acts 4:21

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21–22The religious leaders renewed their threats, but then released them. They couldn’t come up with a charge that would stick, that would keep them in jail. The people wouldn’t have stood for it—they were all praising God over what had happened.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done.

NLTNew Living Translation

The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So after threatening them further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.