Acts 5:26
“Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence: (For they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned.)”
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Acts 5:26 Context
24Now when the high Priest, and the captaine of the Temple, and the chiefe Priests heard these things, they doubted of them wherunto this would grow. 25Then came one, and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the Temple, and teaching the people. 26Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence: (For they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned.) 27And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, and the high Priest asked them, 28Saying, Did not wee straitly command you, that you should not teach in this Name? And behold, yee haue filled Hierusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this mans blood vpon vs.
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Other Translations for Acts 5:26
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
- King James Version
Then the captain went along with the officers and {proceeded} to bring them {back} without violence (for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, `but' without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
- Basic English Bible
Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
- Darby Bible
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
- Webster's Bible
Upon this the Commander went with the officers, and brought the Apostles; but without using violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
- Weymouth Bible
Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.
- World English Bible
Thanne the magistrat wente with the mynystris, and brouyte hem with out violence; for thei dredden the puple, lest thei schulden be stonyd.
- Wycliffe Bible
then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Acts 5:26
Ac 5:26 Brought them without violence. The favor of the people for the apostles was so shown that they feared a tumult.