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Acts 5:12-32 GNB . . .Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch. (13) Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them. (14) But more and more people were added to the group---a crowd of men and women who believed in the Lord. (15) As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. (16) And crowds of people came in from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing those who were sick or who had evil spirits in them; and they were all healed. (17) Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action. (18) They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. (19) But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them, (20) "Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life." [2 Cor 5:17 of 17-6:2; Gal 6:14-16] (21) The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching. The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them. (22) But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported, (23) "When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!" (24) When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles. (25) Then a man came in and said to them, "Listen! The men you put in prison are in the Temple teaching the people!" (26) So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them. (27) They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them. (28) "We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!" (29) Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men. (30) The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross. (31) God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven. (32) We are witnesses to these things---we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him."
Acts 5:12-32 CEV . . .The apostles worked many miracles and wonders among the people. All of the Lord's followers often met in the part of the temple known as Solomon's Porch. (13) No one outside their group dared join them, even though everyone liked them very much. (14) Many men and women started having faith in the Lord. (15) Then sick people were brought out to the road and placed on cots and mats. It was hoped that Peter would walk by, and his shadow would fall on them and heal them. (16) A lot of people living in the towns near Jerusalem brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits, and they were all healed. (17) The high priest and all the other Sadducees who were with him became jealous. (18) They arrested the apostles and put them in the city jail. (19) But that night an angel from the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles out. The angel said, (20) "Go to the temple and tell the people everything about this new life." [2 Cor 5:17 of 17-6:2; Gal 6:14-16] (21) So they went into the temple before sunrise and started teaching. The high priest and his men called together their council, which included all of Israel's leaders. Then they ordered the apostles to be brought to them from the jail. (22) The temple police who were sent to the jail did not find the apostles. They returned and said, (23) "We found the jail locked tight and the guards standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors and went in, we didn't find anyone there." (24) The captain of the temple police and the chief priests listened to their report, but they did not know what to think about it. (25) Just then someone came in and said, "Right now those men you put in jail are in the temple, teaching the people!" (26) The captain went with some of the temple police and brought the apostles back. But they did not use force. They were afraid that the people might start throwing stones at them. (27) When the apostles were brought before the council, the high priest said to them, (28) "We told you plainly not to teach in the name of Jesus. But look what you have done! You have been teaching all over Jerusalem, and you are trying to blame us for his death." (29) Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God. (30) You killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. But the God our ancestors worshiped raised him to life (31) and made him our Leader and Savior. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven. (32) We are here to tell you about all this, and so is the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to everyone who obeys God.
Acts 5:12-32 ESV . . .Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. (13) None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. (14) And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, (15) so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. (16) The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. (17) But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy (18) they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. (19) But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, (20) "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." [2 Cor 5:17 of 17-6:2; Gal 6:14-16] (21) And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council and all the senate of the people of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought. (22) But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, (23) "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside." (24) Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. (25) And someone came and told them, "Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people." (26) Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people. (27) And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, (28) saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us." (29) But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. (30) The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. (31) God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. (32) And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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