ACTs 4:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So after making some further threats, the leaders sent them off. They hadn’t been able to find anything to punish them for, because the people were all praising God for what had happened

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT So, having warned them further, they released them, finding nothing for which they might punish them, on account of the people, for they were all glorifying God for what had happened.

UST Then the Jewish leaders again told Peter and John not to disobey them. But then they let them go without punishing them. The leaders knew that throughout Jerusalem people were praising God for what had happened to the man who could not walk, and they did not want to upset the people.

BSB § After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

BLB And having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way they might punish them, on account of the people, because all were glorifying God for that having happened.

AICNT So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all glorified God for what had been done.

OEB However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;

WEBBE When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

LSV And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding no way how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which has been done,

FBV After making more threats they let them go. They couldn't work out how to punish them because everyone was glorifying God for what had happened.

TCNT So after threatening Peter and John further, they released them, finding no way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

T4T Then the Jewish leaders again told Peter and John not to disobey them. But all the people there were praising God about what had happened to the lame man. The leaders knew that only God could have enabled Peter and John to miraculously heal the man, because the man was more than 40 years old and he was lame when his mother bore him. They also knew that the people would become angry if they punished the two apostles. So, because they could not decide how to punish Peter and John, they finally let them go.

LEB So after[fn] threatening them[fn] further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

4:21 *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“threatening … further”) which is understood as temporal

4:21 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE 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.

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Wymth The Court added further threats and then let them go, being quite unable to find any way of punishing them on account of the people, because all gave God the glory for the thing that had happened.

ASV And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

DRA But they threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass.

YLT And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

Drby But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified [fn]God for what had taken place;

4.21 Elohim

RV And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Wbstr So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

KJB-1769 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

KJB-1611 So when they had further threatned them, they let them goe, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
(So when they had further threatned them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.)

Bshps So threatned they them, and let them go, and founde nothyng how to punishe them, because of the people: For all men praysed God, because of that which was done.
(So threatned they them, and let them go, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: For all men praised God, because of that which was done.)

Gnva So they threatened them, and let them goe, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done.
(So they threatened them, and let them go, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done. )

Cvdl But they threatened them, and let them go, and founde nothinge how to punyshe them because of ye people: for they all praysed God because of that, which was done.
(But they threatened them, and let them go, and found nothing how to punyshe them because of ye/you_all people: for they all praised God because of that, which was done.)

TNT So threatened they them and let them goo and founde no thinge how to punysshe them because of the people. For all me lauded God for the myracle which was done:
(So threatened they them and let them go and found no thing how to punysshe them because of the people. For all me lauded God for the myracle which was done: )

Wycl And thei manassiden, and leften hem, and foundun not hou thei schulden punische hem, for the puple; for alle men clarifieden that thing that was don in that that was bifalle.
(And they manassiden, and left them, and found not how they should punische them, for the puple; for all men clarifieden that thing that was done in that that was bifalle.)

Luth Aber sie dräueten ihnen und ließen sie gehen und fanden nicht, wie sie sie peinigten, um des Volks willen; denn sie lobeten alle GOtt über dem, was geschehen war.
(But they/she/them dräueten to_them and leave/let they/she/them go and found not, like they/she/them sie peinigten, around/by/for the peoples willen; because they/she/them lobeten all God above to_him, what/which geschehen was.)

ClVg At illi comminantes dimiserunt eos, non invenientes quomodo punirent eos propter populum: quia omnes clarificabant id quod factum fuerat in eo quod acciderat.[fn]
(At illi comminantes dimiserunt them, not/no invenientes how punirent them propter the_people: because everyone clarificabant id that done fuerat in eo that acciderat. )

4.21 Clarificabant. In Græco: Omnes clarificabant in eo, quod factum est: et non habetur in eo quod acciderat. Clarificantur facta vel dicta, quando fama vulgante in notitiam plurimorum deferuntur. Deus autem glorificatur in factis hominum, quod est proprium Christianæ pietatis et humilitatis, ipso dicente: Videant opera vestra bona, et glorificent Patrem vestrum, qui in cœlis est Matth. 5..

4.21 Clarificabant. In Græco: All_of_them clarificabant in eo, that done it_is: and not/no habetur in eo that acciderat. Clarificantur facts or dicta, when fama vulgante in notitiam plurimorum deferuntur. God however glorificatur in factis of_men, that it_is proprium of_Christanæ pietatis and humilitatis, ipso dicente: Videant opera vestra bona, and glorificent Patrem of_you, who in cœlis est Matth. 5..

UGNT οἱ δὲ προσαπειλησάμενοι ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς, μηδὲν εὑρίσκοντες τὸ πῶς κολάσωνται αὐτούς, διὰ τὸν λαόν, ὅτι πάντες ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι;
(hoi de prosapeilaʸsamenoi apelusan autous, maʸden heuriskontes to pōs kolasōntai autous, dia ton laon, hoti pantes edoxazon ton Theon epi tōi gegonoti;)

SBL-GNT οἱ δὲ προσαπειλησάμενοι ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς, μηδὲν εὑρίσκοντες τὸ πῶς ⸀κολάσωνται αὐτούς, διὰ τὸν λαόν, ὅτι πάντες ἐδόξαζον τὸν θεὸν ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι·
(hoi de prosapeilaʸsamenoi apelusan autous, maʸden heuriskontes to pōs ⸀kolasōntai autous, dia ton laon, hoti pantes edoxazon ton theon epi tōi gegonoti;)

TC-GNT Οἱ δὲ προσαπειλησάμενοι ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς, μηδὲν εὑρίσκοντες τὸ πῶς [fn]κολάσονται αὐτούς, διὰ τὸν λαόν, ὅτι πάντες ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονότι.
(Hoi de prosapeilaʸsamenoi apelusan autous, maʸden heuriskontes to pōs kolasontai autous, dia ton laon, hoti pantes edoxazon ton Theon epi tōi gegonoti. )

4:21 κολασονται ¦ κολασωνται ECM^† NA SBL TH TR WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Persecution

Persecution is a common experience of God’s people. God’s servants have often faced hostility and opposition (e.g., Deut 30:7; 1 Kgs 18:13; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37:11–38:28; Matt 23:34-37; Luke 11:49-51; 1 Thes 2:14-16). Jesus himself dealt with persecution (Luke 4:28-30; John 5:16). At the end of his earthly life, he endured mocking, beating, and a horrible death by crucifixion, and he told his disciples to expect the same kind of treatment (Matt 10:16-25; 24:9; Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17; John 16:2). He prepared his followers for such occasions, telling them that the Holy Spirit would give them the needed courage (Luke 12:11-12; 21:14-15; Acts 1:8).

The book of Acts documents the persecution of the earliest Christians, beginning with the hostility of the Jewish high council and the attacks of Saul of Tarsus on the early church prior to his encounter with Jesus near Damascus (Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-13, 21; 22:4; 26:9-11; see 1 Cor 15:9; Gal 1:13; Phil 3:6). Peter, John, Stephen, James, Paul, and Barnabas all suffered persecution (Acts 4:15-18; 5:17-18; 7:54-60; 12:1-4; 14:5-6). Jesus, in his parable of the farmer and the seed, noted the withering effects of persecution on those with shallow faith (Matt 13:20-21; Mark 4:16-17). Persecution purifies God’s people and gives them the opportunity to conform more closely to the character of Jesus. The apostles’ experiences in Acts bear out Paul’s general statement: “Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Tim 3:12; see Mark 10:29-30).

Jesus told his disciples to expect to defend their faith in hostile settings (Matt 10:18-20; Luke 21:12-15), and the apostles and other leaders did so with courage and boldness (e.g., Acts 4:8-12, 31; 5:29-32; 6:8-10; 8:4-40; 9:27). Christians are called to defend their faith courageously and graciously, explaining their convictions to those who ask questions (Col 4:6; 2 Tim 2:24-25; 1 Pet 3:15).

Passages for Further Study

1 Kgs 18:2-15; 19:1-18; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37:1–38:28; Matt 10:16-39; 13:20-21; 23:34-38; 24:9-14; Mark 10:29-31; 13:9-13; Luke 11:47-51; 12:11-12; 21:12-19; John 16:1-4; Acts 4:13-31; 5:17-42; 6:8–8:4; 9:1-31; 12:1-19; 14:1-7; 22:3-29; 23:12-31; 26:9-11; Gal 1:13; 1 Thes 2:14-16; 2 Tim 3:11-14; 1 Pet 3:13-18

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