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Acts 5:29

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5:29But Peter and the apostles replied,78 “We must obey79 God rather than people.80

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  1. 78 Grk “apostles answered and said.”
  2. 79 Obey. See 4:19. This response has Jewish roots (Dan 3:16–18; 2 Macc 7:2; Josephus, 17.6.3 [17.159].
  3. 80 Here ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

NLTNew Living Translation

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “It is necessary to obey God rather than men!

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.