Acts 4:17
World English Bible (WEB)
But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”
In context
15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can’t deny it.
17 But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”
18 They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
Acts 4:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”
- KJV King James Version
- But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But that it may spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.