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Acts 5:40
40His 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
Context of Acts 5:40
38Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” 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. 41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. 42Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
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καὶ προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους δείραντες παρήγγειλαν μὴ λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἀπέλυσανRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- to himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- they agreedπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- when they had calledπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
- the apostlesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
- beatenδέρωderō · to beat upG1194
- they commandedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
- that they shouldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- notμήmē · notG3361
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- letἀπολύωapoluō · 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 12:10The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
- Matthew 10:17Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.
- Matthew 23:34Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
- Mark 13:9“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
- Luke 20:10At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him 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 guilty of this man’s blood.”
- Acts 4:17But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
- Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets, “Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.
- Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
- Micah 2:6“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say. “Do not prophesy about 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
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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
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