Exodus 1:17

1:17 But ¹  the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. ² 

Acts 4:19

4:19 But Peter and John replied, ³  “Whether it is right before God to obey ⁴  you rather than God, you decide,

Acts 5:29

5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, ⁵  “We must obey ⁶  God rather than people. ⁷ 

Acts 5:1

The Judgment on Ananias and Sapphira

5:1 Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.

Colossians 3:19

3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.

[1:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and they [fem. pl.] feared”; the referent (the midwives) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:17]  ² tn The verb is the Piel preterite of חָיָה (khaya, “to live”). The Piel often indicates a factitive nuance with stative verbs, showing the cause of the action. Here it means “let live, cause to live.” The verb is the exact opposite of Pharaoh’s command for them to kill the boys.

[4:19]  ³ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

[4:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “hear,” but the idea of “hear and obey” or simply “obey” is frequently contained in the Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw; see L&N 36.14).

[5:29]  ⁵ tn Grk “apostles answered and said.”

[5:29]  ⁶ sn Obey. See 4:19. This response has Jewish roots (Dan 3:16-18; 2 Macc 7:2; Josephus, Ant. 17.6.3 [17.159].

[5:29]  ⁷ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).