Acts 5:28

Easy To Read Version

He said, “We told you never to teach about this man (Jesus)! But look what you have done! You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. You are trying to make us responsible (guilty) for the death of this man (Jesus).”

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

So Elijah went to Ahab. Ahab saw Elijah and said, “You have found me again. You are always against me.”

1 Kings 22:8

King Ahab answered, “There is one other prophet. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him. When he speaks for the Lord, he never says anything good for me. He always says things that I don’t like.”

Jeremiah 26:15

But if you kill me, be sure of one thing. You will be guilty of killing an innocent person. You will make this city and everyone that lives in it guilty, too. The Lord really did send me to you. The message you heard really is from the Lord.”

Jeremiah 38:4

Then those royal officials that heard the things Jeremiah was telling the people went to King Zedekiah. They said to the king, “Jeremiah must be put to death. He is making the soldiers that are still in the city become discouraged. Jeremiah is discouraging everyone by the things he is saying. Jeremiah does not want good to happen to us. He wants to ruin the people of Jerusalem.”

Amos 7:10

Amaziah, a priest at Bethel, {\cf2\super [91]} sent this message to Jeroboam, the king of Israel: “Amos is making plans against you. He is trying to make the people of Israel fight against you. \{He has been speaking so much that\} this country can’t hold all his words.

Matthew 21:44

The person that falls on this stone will be broken. And if the stone falls on a person, then it will crush that person.” {\cf2\super [302]}

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “We will be responsible for his death. We accept for ourselves and for our children any punishment for his death.”

Acts 5:40

They called the apostles {\cf2\super [104]} in again. They beat the apostles and told them not to talk to people about Jesus again. Then they let the apostles go free.

Acts 7:52

Your ancestors persecuted {\cf2\super [148]} every prophet {\cf2\super [149]} that ever lived. Those prophets said long ago that the Righteous One (Christ {\cf2\super [150]})would come. But your ancestors killed those prophets. And now you have turned against the Righteous One and killed him.