17But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn these men to speak no longer to anyone in this name."


In Context

14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.

15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

16 "What are we going to do with these men?" they asked. "Everybody living in Jerusalem knows they have done an outstanding miracle, and we cannot deny it.

17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn these men to speak no longer to anyone in this name."

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God.

Acts 4:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it be not further spread among the people, let us threaten them severely no longer to speak to any man in this name.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it may spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them, that from now on they don't speak to anyone in this name.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17But that it spread no further among the people, let us straightly threaten them, that they speak from now on to no man in this name.