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Acts 5:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”


Acts 5:29 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:2913 words
GreekMeaning
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
AnsweringverbG611
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ΠέτροςPetros
PeternounG4074
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἀπόστολοιapostoloi
apostlesnounG652
εἶπανeipan
saidverbG3004
ΠειθαρχεῖνPeitharchein
To obeyverbG3980
δεῖdei
it is necessaryverbG1210
θεῷtheō
to GodnounG2316
μᾶλλονmallon
ratheradverbG3123
ἢē
thanwordG2228
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
to mennounG444
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:29

Then Peter and the other Apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29 High magnanimity! He shows them too that they are fighting against God. For, he says, Whom you killed, Him has God raised up. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, Whom you slew and hanged on a tree. Him has God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. (v. 30, 31.) And again they refer the whole to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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