Acts 5:29-32

New King James Version

²⁹But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ^(A)“We ought to obey God rather than men. ³⁰^(B)The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by ^(C)hanging on a tree. ³¹^(D)Him God has exalted to His right hand to be ^(E)Prince and ^(F)Savior, ^(G)to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ³²And ^(H)we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit ^(I)whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

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Acts 5:29-32

Amplified Bible

²⁹Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice]. ³⁰The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a ^[a]cross [and you are responsible].^(A) ³¹God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior and Deliverer, in order to grant repentance to Israel, and [to grant] forgiveness of sins. ³²And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has bestowed on those who obey Him.”

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Footnotes

Acts 5:30 Lit wood.

Acts 5:29-32

New International Version

²⁹Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!^(A) ³⁰The God of our ancestors^(B) raised Jesus from the dead^(C)—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.^(D) ³¹God exalted him to his own right hand^(E) as Prince and Savior^(F) that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.^(G) ³²We are witnesses of these things,^(H) and so is the Holy Spirit,^(I) whom God has given to those who obey him.”