Acts 4:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁷ But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ But in order that it may not spread further among the people and the nation, let us warn and forbid them with a stern threat to speak any more to anyone in this name [or about this Person].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ To keep it from spreading further among the people, we need to warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But lest it spread further among the people, let us threaten them not to speak anymore in this name to any man."

Acts 4:17 Cross References

Acts 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.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedo´nia and Achai´a, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

Acts 5:24

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

Acts 4:21

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Matthew 27:64

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Amos 2:12

But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Jeremiah 38:4

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Matthew 9:30

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

John 15:21

But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

Ephesians 6:9

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

1 Peter 2:23

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: