Acts 5:29

NET ©

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

NIV ©

Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men!

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than human authority.

MSG ©

Peter and the apostles answered, "It's necessary to obey God rather than men.

BBE ©

But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

NRSV ©

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than any human authority.

NKJV ©

But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.

KJV
Then
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Peter
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and
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the [other] apostles
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answered
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and said
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We ought
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to obey
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God
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rather
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than
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men
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GREEK
apokriyeiv
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V-AOP-NSM
de
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CONJ
petrov
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N-NSM
kai
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CONJ
oi
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T-NPM
apostoloi
<652>
N-NPM
eipan
<3004> (5627)
V-2AAI-3P
peiyarcein
<3980> (5721)
V-PAN
dei
<1163> (5904)
V-PQI-3S
yew
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N-DSM
mallon
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ADV
h
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PRT
anyrwpoiv
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N-DPM
NET © [draft] ITL
But
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Peter
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and
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the apostles
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replied
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, “We must
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obey
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God
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rather
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than
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people
<444>
.
NET © Notes

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”).