Acts 5:29

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

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Interpretation

Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him.

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This thought runs through Acts 5:29-32.

Acts 5:29 Acts 5:30 Acts 5:31 Acts 5:32

Glossary

Peter Person: Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.