Acts 5:29

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then Peter and the Apostles answered, & sayd, We ought rather to obey God then men.

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  • Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.
  • Mark 7:7-9 : 7 But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men. 8 For ye lay the commaundement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe. 9 And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.
  • Gen 3:17 : 17 Also to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
  • 1 Sam 15:24 : 24 Then Saul sayde vnto Samuel, I haue sinned: for I haue transgressed the commaundement of the Lord, and thy wordes, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voyce.
  • Rev 14:8-9 : 8 And there followed another Angel, saying, Babylon that great citie is fallen, it is fallen: for she made all nations to drinke of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third Angel followed them, saying with a loude voyce, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receiue his marke in his forehead, or on his hand, 10 The same shall drinke of the wine of ye wrath of God, yea, of the pure wine, which is powred into the cup of his wrath, and he shalbe tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy Angels, and before the Lambe. 11 And the smoke of their torment shall ascend euermore: and they shal haue no rest day nor night, which worship the beast and his image, and whosoeuer receiueth the print of his name. 12 Here is the patience of Saints: here are they that keepe the commaundements of God, and the fayth of Iesus.

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  • Acts 4:15-21
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    15Then they commaunded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues,

    16Saying, What shall we doe to these men? For surely a manifest signe is done by them, and it is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem: and we cannot denie it.

    17But that it be noysed no farther among the people, let vs threaten and charge them, that they speake hencefoorth to no man in this Name.

    18So they called them, and commaunded them, that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus.

    19But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.

    20For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

    21So they threatened them, and let them goe, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done.

  • Acts 5:25-28
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    25Then came one and shewed them, saying, Beholde, the men that ye put in prison, are standing in the Temple, and teach the people.

    26Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence (for they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned)

    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, & the chiefe Priest asked them,

    28Saying, Did not we straightly commaund you, that ye should not teach in this Name? & behold, ye haue filled Hierusale with your doctrine, and ye would bring this mans blood vpon vs.

  • Acts 5:30
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    30The God of our fathers hath raised vp Iesus, whom ye slewe, and hanged on a tree.

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    7And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

    8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

    9For as much as we this day are examined of the good deede done to the impotent man, to wit, by what meanes he is made whole,

  • Acts 5:38-41
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    38And nowe I say vnto you, Refraine your selues from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsell, or this worke be of men, it will come to nought:

    39But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.

    40And to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and when they had beaten them, they commaunded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe.

    41So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name.

  • Acts 2:37
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    37Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

  • Acts 2:14
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    14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

  • Acts 5:32-33
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    32And we are his witnesses concerning these things which we say: yea, & the holy Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey him.

    33Now when they heard it, they brast for anger, and consulted to slay them.

  • Acts 5:35
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    35And sayd vnto them, Men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye intende to doe touching these men.

  • Luke 9:20
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    20And he sayd vnto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered, and sayd, That Christ of God.

  • Acts 15:5-7
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    5But said they, certaine of the sect of the Pharises, which did beleeue, rose vp, saying, that it was needefull to circumcise them, and to commaunde them to keepe the lawe of Moses.

    6Then the Apostles and Elders came together to looke to this matter.

    7And when there had bene great disputation, Peter rose vp, and said vnto them, Ye men and brethren, ye know that a good while ago, among vs God chose out me, that the Gentiles by my mouth should heare the worde of the Gospel, and beleeue.

  • Matt 19:27
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    27Then answered Peter, and said to him, Beholde, we haue forsaken all, and followed thee: what therefore shall we haue?

  • Acts 5:18-21
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    18And laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

    19But the Angel of the Lorde, by night opened the prison doores, & brought them forth, and sayd,

    20Go your way, & stand in the Temple, and speake to the people, all the wordes of this life.

    21So when they heard it, they entred into the Temple early in the morning, & taught; the chiefe Priest came, and they that were with him, and called the Councill together, and all the Elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison, to cause them to be brought.

  • Luke 18:28
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    28Then Peter said, Loe, we haue left all, and haue followed thee.

  • Acts 4:29
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    29And nowe, O Lorde, beholde their threatnings, and graunt vnto thy seruants with all boldnesse to speake thy word,

  • Acts 10:46-47
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    46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

    47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which haue receiued the holy Ghost, as well as we?

  • 1 Pet 2:13
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    13Therefore submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be vnto the King, as vnto the superiour,

  • Mark 9:5
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    5Then Peter answered, and said to Iesus, Master, it is good for vs to be here: let vs make also three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

  • John 18:30
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    30They answered, and saide vnto him, If hee were not an euill doer, we woulde not haue deliuered him vnto thee.

  • Acts 10:26
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    26But Peter tooke him vp, saying, Stand vp: for euen I my selfe am a man.

  • Acts 3:12-13
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    12So when Peter saw it, he answered vnto the people, Ye me of Israel, why marueile ye at this? or why looke ye so stedfastly on vs, as though by our owne power or godlines, we had made this ma go?

    13The God of Abraham, & Isaac, and Iacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his Sonne Iesus, whom ye betrayed, & denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had iudged him to be deliuered.

  • Acts 3:15
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    15And killed the Lorde of life, whome God hath raised fro the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

  • Acts 4:12
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    12Neither is there saluation in any other: for among men there is giuen none other Name vnder heauen, whereby we must be saued.

  • Josh 24:16
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    16Then the people answered and saide, God forbid, that we shoulde forsake the Lord, to serue other gods.

  • John 6:68
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    68Then Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whome shall we goe? thou hast the wordes of eternall life:

  • Acts 1:15
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    15And in those dayes Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, and sayde (nowe the nomber of names that were in one place were about an hundreth and twentie.)

  • Mark 10:28
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    28Then Peter began to say vnto him, Loe, we haue forsaken all, & haue folowed thee.

  • Mark 14:29
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    29And Peter saide vnto him, Although all men should be offended at thee, yet would not I.