Acts 4:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁹ But Peter and John replied, “You decide whether it is right before God to listen to you men or to Him;

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ But Peter and John replied to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you and obey you rather than God, you must decide (judge).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ 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:

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Peter and John responded, “It’s up to you to determine whether it’s right before God to obey you rather than God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Yet truly, Peter and John said in response to them: "Judge whether it is just in the sight of God to listen to you, rather than to God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ 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.

Acts 4:19 Cross References

Matthew 22:21

They answered Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He replied, “Pay to Caesar whatever belongs to Caesar and pay to God whatever belongs to God.”

Luke 22:8

So, Jesus sent Peter and John [to Jerusalem], saying, “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover [meal].”

John 7:24

Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are.”

Acts 4:13

Now when these men saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and perceived that they were uneducated and [even] ignorant men, they were quite surprised; then they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 5:28

“We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name [i.e., the name of Jesus] and look [what you have done]; you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to hold us responsible for this man’s [i.e., Jesus'] death.”

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered them, “We must obey God instead of [you] men [in this situation].

1 Corinthians 10:15

I am speaking to you as [I would] to sensible people, [so] judge for yourselves what I am saying.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced [the practice of] secret, disgraceful behavior. We do not practice deception, nor resort to distorting God’s message. But, by making known the truth [i.e., the true message], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the presence of God.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, you should obey your parents in the Lord [i.e., as part of your Christian responsibility], for this is the right thing to do.

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and acceptable [behavior] in the sight of God our Savior,

Hebrews 11:23

By [having] faith, Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born because they saw that he was a handsome child, and they were not afraid of the king’s decree [to destroy all male Hebrew children].

James 2:4

are you not making class distinctions among yourselves and judging [people] from evil motives?