Acts 4:21
Acts 4:21-22 The Message (MSG)
The religious leaders renewed their threats, but then released them. They couldn’t come up with a charge that would stick, that would keep them in jail. The people wouldn’t have stood for it—they were all praising God over what had happened. The man who had been miraculously healed was over forty years old.
Acts 4:21 King James Version (KJV)
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Acts 4:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened
Acts 4:21 New Century Version (NCV)
The leaders warned the apostles again and let them go free. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had been done.
Acts 4:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Acts 4:21 New International Version (NIV)
After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.
Acts 4:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done.
Acts 4:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When the rulers and Council members had threatened them further, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because [of their fear] of the people, for they were all praising and glorifying and honoring God for what had happened
Acts 4:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God