Duty to God the Supreme Law
M. Luther. Acts 4:18-31 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.… The Word of God is not my word; I, therefore, cannot abandon it; but in all things short of that, I am ready to be docile and obedient. You shall have my blood, my life, rather than a single word of retraction; for it is better to obey God than man. It is no fault of mine that this matter creates confusion among you. I cannot prevent the Word of Christ becoming a stumbling-block to men. I know Well thai; we must pay obedience to the civil magistrate, even though he be not a man after God's own heart; I am quite ready to pay that obedience in any matter that does not shut out the Word of God. (M. Luther.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. WEB: They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.