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ButδὲPeterΠέτροςandκαὶthe apostlesοἱ ἀπόστολοιansweredἀποκριθεὶςand said,εἶπαν“We mustδεῖobeyΠειθαρχεῖνGodθεῷratherμᾶλλονthanἢpeople.ἀνθρώποις
Acts 5:29
Study it in the app“But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must obey God rather than people.”
Told to stop teaching, Peter and the apostles say they must obey God firstObedienceBefore the council, the apostles answer: we must obey God rather than peopleCourage
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:29, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloi
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostoloi” appears- answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- and saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “We mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- obeyΠειθαρχεῖνPeitharchein
obey
Obey a ruler or authority.
Where else “Peitharchein” appears- Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
The context
28saying, “We strictly ordered you not to teach in this name, and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.”
29 · This verse (above)
30The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
To study Acts 5 in a group
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?