Acts 5:13 - Plain English Version13 The people in that city thought the Christians were really good people, but most people were too frightened to join them. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 And none of those who were not of their number dared to join and associate with them, but the people held them in high regard and praised and made much of them. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 But of the rest durst no man join himself to them: howbeit the people magnified them; Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible13 No one from outside the church dared to join them, even though the people spoke highly of them. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version13 And among the others, no one dared to join himself to them. But the people magnified them. Ver Capítulo |
The leaders couldn’t think of any way to punish Peter and John. They knew that all the people were saying that God made that man better. That man was already more than 40 years old, so all the people were saying that God is really great and really good for making him better. So again those bosses told Peter and John, “Don’t talk about Jesus any more, or we’ll give you big trouble.” Then they let them go free.
There was a man there that was called Joseph. He was from a place called Arimathia. He believed in Jesus, but he didn’t want the Jewish leaders to give him any trouble, so he didn’t tell anyone about it. When Jesus died, Joseph went to see Pilate and asked him, “Can I get Jesus’s body to take care of it our way?” Pilate said, “All right.” So Joseph went and got Jesus’s body.
But lots of people did believe in Jesus. Even some of the Jewish leaders believed in him. But those leaders didn’t tell anybody about it. You see, Jesus’s enemies, the Pharisee mob, they said, “If anyone believes in Jesus, we will not let them come to our meeting houses and pray to God with us.” So those leaders that believed in him stayed quiet.
So the boss over those soldiers went there with his men, and they got Jesus’s special workers. But they were not hard on them. They didn’t force them to come, they just asked them to come quietly. The soldiers didn’t want to hurt them. They were frightened, because they thought the people there might get angry and throw stones to try to kill them.