Acts 4:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”

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BSBPD

“Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 4:18 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
  2. Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
  3. Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
  4. Acts 5:40At 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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