Act 5:29 | NETfull | STEP | But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

Acts 5:29

29 But Peter and the apostles replied, ^{▼▼ Grk “apostles answered and said.”} “We must obey ^{▼▼ Obey. See 4:19. This response has Jewish roots (Dan 3:16–18; 2 Macc 7:2; Josephus, Ant. 17.6.3 [17.159].} God rather than people. ^{▼▼ Here ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois) has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).}