"Therefore command that the grave be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him, and say to the people, 'He was raised from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."
Acts 4:17 - English Majority Text Version But lest it be spread further among the people, let us threaten them with a threat, to speak no longer in this name." Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
"Therefore command that the grave be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him, and say to the people, 'He was raised from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that you let no one know."
But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
So having threatened them further, they released them, finding no way of punishing them, on account of the people, because they all were glorifying God over that which had occurred.
Now when they heard these words, both the high priest and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests, they were greatly perplexed about them, as to what this might come to be.
saying, "Did we not with a command, command you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to bring on us the blood of this Man!"
And masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
For from you the word of the Lord has resounded, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.
who, being verbally abused, did not return verbal insults, when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;