Acts 5:40

World English Bible (2000)

They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

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  • Matt 10:17 : 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
  • Mark 13:9 : 9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
  • Luke 20:10 : 10 At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
  • John 19:1-4 : 1 So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him. 2 The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment. 3 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they kept slapping him. 4 Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."
  • Acts 4:17-21 : 17 But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name." 18 They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves, 20 for we can't help telling the things which we saw and heard." 21 When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.
  • Acts 5:28 : 28 saying, "Didn't we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."
  • 2 Cor 11:24 : 24 Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.
  • Prov 12:10 : 10 A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 who tell the seers, "Don't see!" and to the prophets, "Don't prophesy to us right things. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy deceits.
  • Amos 2:12 : 12 "But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Don't prophesy!'
  • Mic 2:6 : 6 "Don't prophesy!" They prophesy. "Don't prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us."
  • Matt 23:34 : 34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

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    41 They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus' name.

    42 Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

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    13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

    14 Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

    15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

    16 saying, "What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can't deny it.

    17 But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name."

    18 They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

    19 But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

    20 for we can't help telling the things which we saw and heard."

    21 When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

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    38 Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

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  • Acts 16:22-23
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    22 The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

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  • Acts 5:25-29
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    25 One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."

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

    27 When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

    28 saying, "Didn't we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood on us."

    29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

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    23 Being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

  • Acts 5:18-22
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    18 and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

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

    20 "Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

    21 When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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    5 When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

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    33 But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and determined to kill them.

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    33 After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

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    35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."

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  • Mark 12:3-4
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    3 They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

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    3 They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

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    3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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    5 It happened in the morning, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.