Acts 5:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G5119} went{G565} the captain{G4755} with{G4862} the officers,{G5257} and{G5119} brought{G71} them,{G846} [but] without{G3326} {G3756} violence;{G970} for{G1063} they feared{G5399} the people,{G2443} lest{G3361} they should be stoned.{G3034}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G5119} went{G565}{(G5631)} the captain{G4755} with{G4862} the officers{G5257}, and brought{G71}{(G5627)} them{G846} without{G3756}{G3326} violence{G970}: for{G1063} they feared{G5399}{(G5711)} the people{G2992}, lest{G3363} they should have been stoned{G3034}{(G5686)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then went the ruler of the teple with ministers and brought the with out violence. For they feared the people lest they shuld have bene stoned.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then wete ye rulers with their mynisters, and fetched them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they shulde haue bene stoned.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence (for they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then went the ruler of the temple, with the officers, and brought them without violence: (For they feared the people, lest they should haue ben stoned)

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, `but' without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:13 : 13 None of the others dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem.
  • Acts 4:21 : 21 After further threats, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, since they were all glorifying God for what had happened.
  • Acts 5:24 : 24 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they wondered what this might lead to.
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 Though Herod wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they considered John to be a prophet.
  • Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.
  • Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Luke 22:2 : 2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 5:27-29
    3 verses
    82%

    27 Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

    28 We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

    29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'

  • Acts 5:21-25
    5 verses
    81%

    21 At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

    22 But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

    23 'We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.'

    24 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they wondered what this might lead to.

    25 Then someone came and said, 'Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.'

  • Acts 6:12
    77%

    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 16:37-39
    3 verses
    75%

    37 But Paul said to them, 'They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. Now they want to release us secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!'

    38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.

    39 So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.

  • Acts 14:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, while others supported the apostles.

    5 When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

  • Acts 4:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them.

    2 They were greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

    3 So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

  • Acts 23:10
    74%

    10 When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 5:40
    74%

    40 They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

  • Acts 24:7
    74%

    7 But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

  • Acts 5:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

    19 But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and brought them out.

  • Acts 4:21
    73%

    21 After further threats, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, since they were all glorifying God for what had happened.

  • John 7:45
    72%

    45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, 'Why didn’t you bring Him?'

  • Acts 16:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

    23 After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

  • Acts 5:35
    71%

    35 Then he said to them, 'Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.'

  • Acts 5:33
    71%

    33 When they heard this, they were infuriated and wanted to kill them.

  • Acts 4:15-18
    4 verses
    71%

    15 After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

    16 They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

    17 But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again.

    18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

  • Luke 22:54
    71%

    54 Then they seized him, led him away, and brought him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.

  • Acts 21:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.

    32 At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Luke 22:52
    71%

    52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?

  • Acts 21:34-35
    2 verses
    71%

    34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another. Because the commander could not get at the truth due to the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.

    35 When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.

  • Acts 4:23
    70%

    23 After they were released, they returned to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

  • Acts 16:20
    70%

    20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

  • Matt 26:5
    70%

    5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • Acts 22:24
    70%

    24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks and directed that he be interrogated under flogging to understand the reason they were shouting against him like this.

  • Acts 4:7
    70%

    7 They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

  • Acts 16:35
    70%

    35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.'

  • Luke 22:2
    70%

    2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Acts 12:18
    70%

    18 When day came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

  • John 18:12
    70%

    12 Then the detachment of soldiers, their commander, and the Jewish officers arrested Jesus and bound him.

  • Acts 4:5
    70%

    5 The next day, the rulers, the elders, and the scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 14:19
    70%

    19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

  • Acts 22:29
    69%

    29 Immediately, those who were about to interrogate him stepped away. The commander was also afraid, realizing that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.