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Original Greek   
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπαν· Πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
apokritheis de Petros kai oi apostoloi eipan* Peitharkhein dei theo mallon e anthropois.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
respondens autem Petrus et apostoli dixerunt oboedire oportet Deo magis quam hominibus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
New King James Version   
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.
21st Century King James Version   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, “We ought to obey God rather than men.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Shimeon answered with the Apostles and said to them, “God ought to be obeyed more than men.”
Darby Bible Translation   
But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
God's Word   
Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than people.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.
International Standard Version   
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!
NET Bible   
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.
New American Standard Bible   
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
New International Version   
Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings!
New Living Translation   
But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than any human authority.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Weymouth New Testament   
Peter and the other Apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than man.
The World English Bible   
But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Peter and the other apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than obey people.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;
New Life Version   
Then Peter and the missionaries said, “We must obey God instead of men!
Revised Geneva Translation   
Then Peter and the Apostles answered, and said, “We need to obey God rather than man.
The Voice Bible   
Peter and the Apostles: If we have to choose between obedience to God and obedience to any human authority, then we must obey God.
Living Bible   
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
New Catholic Bible   
Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Legacy Standard Bible   
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must obey God rather than men.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We must persuade God rather than men.
Christian Standard Bible   
Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then Peter and the apostles replied, We must obey God rather than men.
New Century Version   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not human authority!
The Message   
Peter and the apostles answered, “It’s necessary to obey God rather than men. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, the One you killed by hanging him on a cross. God set him on high at his side, Prince and Savior, to give Israel the gift of a changed life and sins forgiven. And we are witnesses to these things. The Holy Spirit, whom God gives to those who obey him, corroborates every detail.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
But in response, Peter and the other apostles said, “It is necessary to obey God rather than men.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
New Matthew Bible   
Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought more to obey God than men.
Good News Translation®   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men.
Wycliffe Bible   
And Peter answered, and the apostles, and said, It behooveth to obey to God, more than to men.
New Testament for Everyone   
“We must obey God, not human beings!” responded Peter and the apostles.
Contemporary English Version   
Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then Peter and the apostles answered him, “It is our duty to obey the orders of God rather than the orders of men. It was the God of our fathers who raised up Jesus, whom you murdered by hanging him on a cross of wood. God has raised this man to his own right hand as prince and saviour, to bring repentance and the forgiveness of sins to Israel. What is more, we are witnesses to these matters, and so is the Holy spirit which God gives to those who obey his commands.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than humans!
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
But Peter and the apostles said in reply, “We must obey God rather than men.
New American Standard Bible   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
The Expanded Bible   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not ·human authority [L people]!
Tree of Life Version   
Peter and the emissaries replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Revised Standard Version   
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
New International Reader's Version   
Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God instead of people!
BRG Bible   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Kefa and the other emissaries answered, “We must obey God, not men.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Then Peter and the other apostles answered them, `We must obey God rather than men.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And in reply Kefa and the Moshiach’s Shlichim said, "It is necessary to obey Hashem rather than Bnei Adam. [SHEMOT 1:17]
Names of God Bible   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than people.
Modern English Version   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not you!
International Children’s Bible   
Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men!
Lexham English Bible   
But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
New International Version - UK   
Peter and the other apostles replied: ‘We must obey God rather than human beings!
Disciples Literal New Testament   
But having responded, Peter and the apostles said, “It-is-necessary to obey God rather than people.