Acts 4:19

Peter and John ask the council to judge whether it is right to obey men rather than God. They affirm that God's authority outranks human commands.

Cross-references · 24

• Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
• Exod 1:17But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
• 1 Cor 10:15I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.
• 1 Tim 2:3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
• 1 Kgs 22:14Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I will speak.”
• John 7:24Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
• Ps 58:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
• Dan 6:10When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
• 2 Chr 26:16–20But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.
• Hos 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
• Matt 22:21They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
• Amos 7:16Now therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’
• 1 Kgs 14:16He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.”
• 1 Kgs 12:30This thing became a sin; for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.
• 2 Kgs 16:15King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, “On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, the evening meal offering, the king’s burnt offering, his meal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their meal offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar will be for me to inquire by.”
• 1 Kgs 21:11The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had written and sent to them.
• Dan 3:18But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.
• Rev 14:9–12Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,
• 2 Cor 4:2But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
• Rev 13:3–10One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
• Eph 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
• Jas 2:4haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
• Mic 6:16For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of Ahab’s house. You walk in their counsels, that I may make you a ruin, and her inhabitants a hissing; And you will bear the reproach of my people.”
• Heb 11:23By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

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