Acts 5:35
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
Acts 5:35 in other translations
| BSB | “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men. |
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| WEB | He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do. |
| ASV | And he said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching these men, what ye are about to do. |
| YLT | and said unto them, ‘Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what ye are about to do, |
| DARBY | and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do; |
| BBE | And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men. |
| Webster | And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do concerning these men: |
What does Acts 5:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:35-39
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
(*) "touching" "with respect to"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 5:34-42
The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation show that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short. Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it…
Acts 5:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 5:35
- Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
- Matthew 27:19
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
- Acts 19:36
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
- Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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Context
- Acts 5:34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
- Acts 5:35
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
- Acts 5:36
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
Acts 5:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les dijo: Varones Israelitas, mirad por vosotros acerca de estos hombres en lo que habéis de hacer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Hommes israélites, prenez garde à vous-mêmes par rapport à ces hommes, et voyez ce que vous allez faire. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Männer von Israel, sehet euch vor betreffs dieser Menschen, was ihr tun wollt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dixitque ad illos: Viri Israëlitæ, attendite vobis super hominibus istis quid acturi sitis. |