Acts 5:29
5:28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
What does Acts 5:29 mean?
Acts 5:29 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), ∏έτρος (Petros), καί (kai).
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What does Acts 5:29 say?
Acts 5:29 (King James Version) reads: "Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
Is Acts 5:29 in the Old or New Testament?
Acts 5:29 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.
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