Acts 4:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ But we must make them afraid to talk to people about this man (Jesus). Then this problem will not spread among the people.”

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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 Tagairtí Cros

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 2:12

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine. You told the prophets not to prophesy.

Matthew 27:64

So give the order for the tomb to be guarded well until after three days. His followers might come and try to steal the body. Then they could tell the people that he has risen from death. That lie will be even worse than what they said about him before.”

Matthew 9:30

Then the men were able to see again. Jesus warned them very strongly. Jesus said, “Don’t tell any person about this.”

John 15:21

People will do all this to you because of me. They don’t know the One who sent me.

Acts 5:24

The captain of the temple guards and the leading priests heard this. They were confused. They wondered, “What will happen because of this?”

Acts 5:28

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).”

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Don’t say things to scare them. You know that the One who is your Master and their Master is in heaven. And that Master (God) judges every person the same.

1 Thessalonians 1:8

The Lord’s teaching spread from you in Macedonia and Achaia. And also your faith in God has become known everywhere. So we don’t need to say anything about your faith.

1 Peter 2:23

People said bad things to Christ, but he did not say bad things to them. Christ suffered, but he did not threaten (speak against) the people. No! Christ let God take care of him. God is the One who judges rightly.