Acts 5:40

Acts 5:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• New International Version (NIV)His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Context of Acts 5:40

38So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.” At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them. 41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 5:40 word by word

καὶ προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους δείραντες παρήγγειλαν μὴ λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἀπέλυσανRead the interlinear

• At thisδέde · thenG1161
• they yieldedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• toαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• They calledπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• and had them floggedδέρωderō · to beat upG1194
• Then they orderedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• notμήmē · notG3361
• to speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• releasedἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630

Cross-references for Acts 5:40

• Acts 4:18Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
• Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
• Matthew 10:17But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
• Matthew 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
• Mark 13:9So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
• Luke 20:10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
• John 19:1Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
• 2 Corinthians 11:24Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
• Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
• Acts 4:17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
• Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
• Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
• Micah 2:6“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

Commentaries on Acts 5:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40To him they agreed - That is, not to slay the apostles, nor to attempt any farther to imprison them; but their malevolence could not be thus easily satisfied; and therefore they beat them - probably gave each of them thirty-nine stripes; and, having commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, they let them go. It was of Jesus they were afraid: not of the apostles. They plainly saw that, if the doctrine of Christ was preached, it must prevail; and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40And to him they agreed - Greek: They were “persuaded” by him; or they trusted to him. They agreed only so far as their design of putting them to death was concerned. They abandoned that design. But they did “not” comply with his advice to let them entirely alone. And beaten them - The usual amount of “lashes” which were inflicted on offenders was 39, 2 Corinthians 11:24. “Beating,” or “whipping,” was a common mode of punishing minor offences among the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-42Verses 34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation show that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short. Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it. If we suffer ill for doing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-40God once again stopped the plans of the Jewish leaders to silence the apostles. This time, he did so through the advice of Gamaliel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4240-42. beaten them--for disobeying their orders (compare Lu 23:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:40

• Beating
• Court
• Gamaliel
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Doctor
• Gamaliel
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain
• Sanhedrim

Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings