Acts 4:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ But that it spread no further among the people, let us 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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.

Acts 4:17 Cross References

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; forasmuch as 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.

Amos 2:12

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

Matthew 27:64

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

Matthew 9:30

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly 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.

Acts 4:21

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

Acts 5:24

Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow.

Acts 5:28

saying, We straitly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

Ephesians 6:9

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

1 Peter 2:23

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