Acts 4:29 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"Lord, pay attention to their threats now, and allow us to speak your word boldly.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

ASV:

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

BBE:

And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

DBY:

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,

ERV:

And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

WEY:

And now, Lord, listen to their threats, and enable Thy servants to proclaim Thy Message with fearless courage,

WBS:

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

WEB:

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

YLT:

'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

Acts 4:29 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 4:13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

Acts 14:3 Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

Philippians 1:14 and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

4:29,30 And now, Lord,... grant. Note their petition. They do not ask to be saved from pain, persecution, or death. There is nothing asked for themselves personally, but they ask (1) that they may have boldness, in the face of threats, to speak the word, and (2) that God would bear them witness by gifts of miraculous power. Their prayer is all for the work's sake.

MHC:

4:23-31 Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events; and the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Jesus was anointed to be a Saviour, therefore it was determined he should be a sacrifice, to make atonement for sin. But sin is not the less evil for God's bringing good out of it. In threatening times, our care should not be so much that troubles may be prevented, as that we may go on with cheerfulness and courage in our work and duty. They do not pray, Lord let us go away from our work, now that it is become dangerous, but, Lord, give us thy grace to go on stedfastly in our work, and not to fear the face of man. Those who desire Divine aid and encouragement, may depend upon having them, and they ought to go forth, and go on, in the strength of the Lord God. God gave a sign of acceptance of their prayers. The place was shaken, that their faith might be established and unshaken. God gave them greater degrees of his Spirit; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, more than ever; by which they were not only encouraged, but enabled to speak the word of God with boldness. When they find the Lord God help them by his Spirit, they know they shall not be confounded, Isa 1.7.

CONC:

Behold Boldness Bondmen Bond-servants Confidence Courage Cruel Enable Fear Fearless Freedom Grant Listen Message Note Power Preachers Proclaim Servants Speak Threatenings Threats

Boldness Bond-Servants Confidence Consider Courage Cruel Enable Fear Fearless Freedom Grant Great Message Note Power Preachers Proclaim Servants Speak Threatenings Threats Word Words

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