Acts 5:29
Modern Translations
New International Version
Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings!

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

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

Berean Study Bible
But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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

NASB 1995
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

NASB 1977
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must obey God rather than men.

Amplified Bible
Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.

Contemporary English Version
Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God.

Good News Translation
Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than people.

International Standard Version
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

NET Bible
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

New King James Version
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.

King James 2000 Bible
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

New Heart English Bible
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than people.

World English Bible
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

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

American Standard Version
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

A Faithful Version
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, "We are obligated to obey God rather than men.

Darby Bible Translation
But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.

English Revised Version
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Peter and the Apostles answered, & sayd, We ought rather to obey God then men.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then Peter and the other Apostles aunswered, and sayde: We ought more to obey God then men.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But Peter and the Apostles answered, and sayde: We ought more to obeye God then men.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Peter and the other Apostles answered and sayde: We ought moare to obey God then men.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, “It is required to obey God, rather than men;

Berean Literal Bible
But Peter and the apostles answering said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men.

Young's Literal Translation
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Peter having answered, and the sent, said, We must obey God rather than men.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Peter and the apostles answering said, It is necessary to obey God rather than men.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But Peter and the Apostles responded by saying: “It is necessary to obey God, more so than men.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Shimeon answered with the Apostles and said to them, “God ought to be obeyed more than men.”

Lamsa Bible
Then Simon Peter with the rest of the apostles answered and said to them, We must obey God rather than men.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But Peter and the apostles answered and said: "We must obey God rather than men.

Godbey New Testament
But Peter and the apostles responding said, It behooves us to obey God rather than men.

Haweis New Testament
Then Peter and the apostles answering said, We must obey God rather than men.

Mace New Testament
then Peter and the other apostles made answer, we ought to obey God rather than men.

Weymouth New Testament
Peter and the other Apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than man.

Worrell New Testament
But Peter and the apostles, answering, said, "It is proper to obey God rather than men.

Worsley New Testament
But Peter, and the other apostles, answered, and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
















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