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Acts 4:17
But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”
Acts 4:17 · World English Bible
Acts 4:17 in other translations
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
But so that this spreads no further among the people, let us threaten them, that from now on they do not speak to anyone in this name."
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In context
14 Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can’t deny it.
17 But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”
18 They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
20 for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”
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