Acts 5:40

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“At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.”

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BSBPD

“At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And to him they agreed, and having called near the apostles, having beaten <FI>them<Fi> , they commanded <FI>them<Fi> not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 5:40 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
  2. Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
  3. Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
  4. Micah 2:6“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
  5. Matthew 10:17But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
  6. Matthew 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
  7. Mark 13:9So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  8. Luke 20:10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
  9. John 19:1Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
  10. Acts 4:17But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
  11. Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
  12. 2 Corinthians 11:24Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.

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