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The Name Forbidden

Acts 4:19

In 9 translations

BSB
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
KJV
But 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.
WEB
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,
ASV
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:
LSV
and Peter and John answering to them said, “Whether it is righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge;
YLT
and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;
DBY
But Peter and John answering said to them, If it be righteous before God to listen to you rather than to God, judge ye;ElohimElohim
DRC
But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.
GNV
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.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
  • Spelling of εἶπον: Westcott–Hort: εἶπαν.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πρὸς elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτούς elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς; Robinson–Pierpont read πρὸς αὐτούς εἶπον.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς· Εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ θεοῦ, κρίνατε,
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπον, Εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ θεοῦ, κρίνατε.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης ἀποκριθέντες πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἶπον, Εἰ δίκαιόν ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κρίνατε.
SCR1894
ο δε πετρος και ιωαννης αποκριθεντες προς αυτους ειπον ει δικαιον εστιν ενωπιον του θεου υμων ακουειν μαλλον η του θεου κρινατε

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  • Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  • Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:15I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  • 1 Timothy 2:3This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
  • 1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
  • John 7:24Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
  • Matthew 22:21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
  • Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to…
  • Daniel 3:18But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
  • Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
  • Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
  • 1 Kings 12:30And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
  • 2 Chronicles 26:16–20But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. Then Azariah the priest,…
  • 1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
  • Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
  • Micah 6:16You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of…

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