Why Are We Told to 'Obey God Rather Than Human Beings'?
Joel Ryan
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Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
Acts 5:29 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
The Message Bible (MSG)
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Peter and the apostles answered, "It's necessary to obey God rather than men.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than people.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God instead of people!
Acts 5:29 Meaning and Commentary
Acts 5:29
Then Peter, and the other apostles, answered and said
Peter began, as the mouth of the apostles, being the eldest man, and very bold and zealous; and the rest followed, or joined, with him in what he said:
we ought to obey God rather than men;
this is said in answer to the charge of disobedience to the orders and commands of the council: men, civil magistrates, and ecclesiastical rulers, are to be obeyed in things which are not repugnant to the will of God; but in things that are, God is to be obeyed, and not men. God had commanded by an angel, that the apostles should go to the temple, and there preach the doctrines of the Gospel; the sanhedrim had forbid them to speak and teach in the name of Christ; who were now to be obeyed? God, and not men: from whence it appears that the apostles were to be justified in disregarding the council, and neglecting its orders; and which is no ways contrary to that obedience and submission, that is to be yielded to those that are in authority, in things civil and lawful.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Acts 5:29 In-Context
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The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.
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“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.”
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Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
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The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.
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God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.
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Exodus 1:17 ;Acts 4:19
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