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

27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. 31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 5:29 word by word

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

• 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 4:19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
• Genesis 3:17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
• 1 Samuel 15:24And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of Yhwh, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
• Mark 7:7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Revelation 14:8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

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