Selah · Bible verse

Acts 5:29

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

Acts 5:29 · World English Bible

In context

²⁷When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

²⁸saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”

²⁹But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

³⁰The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.

³¹God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).

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日本語 · 使徒言行録 5:29 · 口語訳聖書これに対して、ペテロをはじめ使徒たちは言った、「人間に従うよりは、神に従うべきである。한국어 · 사도행전 5:29 · 개역한글베드로와 사도들이 대답하여 가로되 사람보다 하나님을 순종하는 것이 마땅하니라 Español · Hechos 5:29 · Reina-Valera (1909)Y respondiendo Pedro y los apóstoles, dijeron: Es menester obedecer á Dios antes que á los hombres.Português · Atos 5:29 · Bíblia Livre (2018)E Pedro, respondendo com os apóstolos, disseram: Maior obrigação é obedecer a Deus do que às pessoas.