Acts 4:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.

Amos 2:12

But to those who were separate you gave wine for drink; and to the prophets you said, Be prophets no longer.

Matthew 27:64

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

Matthew 9:30

And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

John 15:21

They will do all this to you because of my namebecause they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

Acts 4:21

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

Acts 5:24

Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

Acts 5:28

We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

Ephesians 6:9

And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

1 Peter 2:23

To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness: