Acts 5:29

5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, ¹  “We must obey ²  God rather than people. ³ 

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¹ tn Grk “apostles answered and said.”

² sn Obey. See 4:19. This response has Jewish roots (Dan 3:16-18; 2 Macc 7:2; Josephus, Ant. 17.6.3 [17.159].

³ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).