Acts 5:29

Acts 5:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
• New International Version (NIV)Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.

Context of Acts 5:29

27When they brought back the apostles, they made them stand in front of the council. The chief priest questioned them. 28He said, “We gave you strict orders not to mention Jesus’ name when you teach. Yet, you’ve filled Jerusalem with your teachings. You want to take revenge on us for putting that man to death.” Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than people. 30You murdered Jesus by hanging him on a cross. But the God of our ancestors brought him back to life. 31God used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne as leader and savior. He did this to lead the people of Israel to him, to change the way they think and act, and to forgive their sins.

Acts 5:29 word by word

Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπαν· πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• Peterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Weπειθαρχέωpeitharcheō · to obeyG3980
• oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
• thanἤē · orG2228
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Acts 5:29

• Acts 4:19Peter and John answered them, “Decide for yourselves whether God wants people to listen to you rather than to him.
• Genesis 3:17Then he said to the man, “You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, ‘You must never eat its fruit.’ The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat ⌞food that comes⌟ from it every day of your life.
• 1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul told Samuel, “I have sinned by not following the Lord’s command or your instructions. I was afraid of the people and listened to them.
• Mark 7:7Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.’
• Revelation 14:8Another angel, a second one, followed him, and said, “Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has made all the nations drink the wine of her passionate sexual sins.”

Commentaries on Acts 5:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29We ought to obey God rather than men - The same answer they gave before, Acts 4:19, founded on the same reason, which still stood good. We have received our commission from God; we dare not lay it down at the desire or command of men. See the note on Acts 4:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29We ought to obey … - See the notes on Acts 4:19.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him. Faith takes the Saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. Had Christ been exalted to give dominion to Israel, the chief priests would have welcomed him. But repentance and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29See study note on verses 4:19–20.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3029-30. Then Peter, &c.--(See on Ac 2:22, and Ac 3:13, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:29

• Conscience
• Courage
• Court
• Defense
• Duty
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Sadducees
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Doctor
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain

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