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Acts 5:40

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 40 At this they took his advice, and they summoned the apostles, flogged* them,+ and ordered them to stop speaking on the basis of Jesus’ name, and let them go.

Acts 5:40

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 40 ἐπείσθησαν They were persuaded δὲ but αὐτῷ, to him, καὶ and προσκαλεσάμενοι having called toward themselves τοὺς the ἀποστόλους apostles δείραντες having flayed παρήγγειλαν they charged μὴ not λαλεῖν to be speaking ἐπὶ upon τῷ the ὀνόματι name τοῦ of the Ἰησοῦ Jesus καὶ and ἀπέλυσαν. they released.

Acts 5:40

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 40 At this they gave heed to him, and they summoned the apostles, flogged them,+ and ordered them to stop speaking upon the basis of Jesus’ name,+ and let them go.

Acts 5:40

The Bible in Living English
- 40 And they took his advice, and called in the apostles, and gave them a beating and enjoined them not to speak in Jesus’s name, and let them go.

Acts 5:40

American Standard Version
- 40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Acts 5:40

The Emphasized Bible
- 40 And they were persuaded by him; and calling unto them the Apostles they with beating charged them not be speaking upon the name of Jesus; and let them go.

Acts 5:40

King James Version
- 40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:40
  
  flogged: Or “beat.” This beating probably refers to the Jewish punishment of “40 strokes less one.”—2Co 11:24; De 25:2, 3.