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Acts 4:21–23

21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, qbecause of the people, since they all rglorified God for swhat had been done. 22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

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23 And being let go, tthey went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

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Acts 4:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 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. 22 For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 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. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. 22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

Acts 4:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 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 22 for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.

23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said.

Acts 4:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 The leaders warned the apostles again and let them go free. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had been done. 22 The man who received the miracle of healing was more than forty years old.

23 After Peter and John left the meeting of leaders, they went to their own group and told them everything the leading priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done. 22 For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.

23 And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them.

Acts 4:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place; 22 for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

23 And having been let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 The authorities threatened them even more and then let them go. Since all the people were praising God for what had happened, the authorities couldn’t find any way to punish Peter and John. 22 (The man who was healed by this miracle was over 40 years old.) 

23 When Peter and John were released, they went to their own people and told them everything the chief priests and leaders had said.

Acts 4:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 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; 22 for this sign of healing had been performed on a man over 40 years old.

23 After they were released, they went to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 After threatening them again, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, for all of them praised God for what had happened. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.

23 After they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 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. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than forty years old.

23 And when they were released, they went to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 The leaders warned them again. Then they let them go. They couldn’t decide how to punish Peter and John. They knew that all the people were praising God for what had happened. 22 The man who had been healed by the miracle was over 40 years old.

23 Peter and John were allowed to leave. They went back to their own people. They reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Acts 4:21–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;

22 for the man was more than forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

23 When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.


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