King James Version

Acts 5:29

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Peter here.

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the subject formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.εἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidΠειθαρχεῖνpeitharcheinto obeyπειθαρχέω (peitharcheō)verb, present active infinitive — “to obey”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3980I obey one in authority, conform to advice, obey, follow.to obeyδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godμᾶλλονmallonratherμᾶλλονadverb — “rather”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “rather”.ratherἢēthanἤconjunction — “than”G2228or, than.thanἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “men”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.men

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

World English Bible

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Darby Translation

But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.

Douay-Rheims

But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men.

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