Acts 4:29 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁹ So, now Lord, take account of the threats [of these Jewish leaders] and give your servants all the boldness [we need] to speak your message,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ And now, Lord, observe their threats and grant to Your bond servants [full freedom] to declare Your message fearlessly,

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

Common English Bible

²⁹ Now, Lord, take note of their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with complete confidence.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And now, O Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to your servants that they may speak your word with all confidence,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants, that with all confidence they may speak thy word,

Acts 4:29 Cross References

Acts 13:46

But Paul and Barnabas [continued to] speak out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the message of God be delivered to you [Jews] first. But since you have rejected it and [thereby] consider yourselves to be unworthy of [receiving] never ending life, we [i.e., Paul and Barnabas] will now begin proclaiming it to the [unconverted] Gentiles.

Acts 14:3

Paul and Barnabas remained there a long time and spoke [the message] boldly for [or, in the power of] the Lord who gave His approval to the message of unearned favor by allowing [miraculous] signs and wonders to be performed by them.

Acts 19:8

Paul went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, discussing and convincing people about matters regarding the kingdom of God.

Acts 26:26

I can speak boldly of these things because the King knows [they are true]. And I am convinced that none of these things are hidden from you, for none of them have been done in a corner [i.e., secretly].

Acts 28:31

He preached to them about the kingdom of God and taught things about the Lord Jesus Christ, with no one preventing him.

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 4:21

And when the Council had threatened them some more, they [finally] released them because they could not find any reason to punish them. [Actually] they were worried about how the people felt [about the matter], since everybody was giving honor to God for the miracle that had been performed.

Acts 4:31

And after they had prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and these disciples were all filled with [the power of] the Holy Spirit and they were able to speak the message of God with boldness.

Acts 9:27

So, Barnabas brought him to the [other] apostles and explained to them how he had seen the Lord [while] traveling on the road [to Damascus] and how he had boldly preached in the name of Jesus in that city.

Acts 9:28

Saul then traveled in and out of Jerusalem with the apostles,

1 Corinthians 14:13

Therefore, the person who speaks in a language [supernaturally] should pray [i.e., in advance] for the ability to interpret it [as well].

2 Corinthians 3:12

Therefore, since we have such a hope [i.e., that the Gospel is much superior to the law], we speak with great boldness,

Philippians 1:14

And most of the brothers in the Lord’s [service], through my imprisonment, gained confidence to speak out God’s message with greater courage and without fear.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But [even though] we had already suffered and been mistreated at Philippi [See Acts 16:19-24], as you people know, we had the boldness, [with help] from God, to tell you His message in spite of much struggle [i.e., opposition].

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message could be fully proclaimed and that all the Gentiles could hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. [Note: This is probably a figure of speech indicating that Paul had escaped some immediate danger. See Psa. 22:20-21].