“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”
Peter and the apostles replied: 'We must obey God rather than human beings!' - the principle is stated with crystalline clarity: divine command supersedes human authority. The phrase 'obey God rather than human beings' (dei obeisai tō theō mallon ē anthrōpois) becomes a foundational assertion for all Christian civil disobedience. Peter speaks for the apostolic body, showing unified conviction and courage.
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