Acts 5:35
“And said vnto them, Yee men of Israel, take heed to your selues, what ye intend to doe as touching these men.”
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Acts 5:35 Context
33¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and tooke counsell to slay them. 34Then stood there vp one in the Councill, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctour of Law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the Apostles forth a litle space, 35And said vnto them, Yee men of Israel, take heed to your selues, what ye intend to doe as touching these men. 36For before these dayes rose vp Theudas, boasting himselfe to be some body, to whom a number of men, about foure hundred, ioyned themselues: who was slaine, and all, as many as obeied him, were scattered, & brought to nought. 37After this man rose vp Iudas of Galilee, in the dayes of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: hee also perished, and all, euen as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
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Other Translations for Acts 5:35
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
- King James Version
And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching these men, what ye are about to do.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.
- Basic English Bible
and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do;
- Darby Bible
And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do concerning these men:
- Webster's Bible
Israelites, he said, "be careful what you are about to do in dealing with these men.
- Weymouth Bible
He said to them, "You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.
- World English Bible
And he seide to hem, Ye men of Israel, take tent to you silf on these men, what ye schulen do.
- Wycliffe Bible
and said unto them, `Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what ye are about to do,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Acts 5:35
Ac 5:35-39 Ye men of Israel, take heed. Gamaliel's temperate and wise speech advises (1) deliberation; (2) if they were impostors their movement would come to nought like that of other impostors, if let alone; (3) but if of God, it could not be overthrown.