Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood upon us. |
saying, “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!” |
saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this Man’s blood upon us.” |
“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this Man’s blood.” |
Saying, We definitely commanded and strictly charged you not to teach in or about this Name; yet here you have flooded Jerusalem with your doctrine and you intend to bring this Man’s blood upon us. |
saying, With a charge we commanded you not to be teaching in the name of this Fellow, and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this Fellow. |
“We gave you the strictest possible orders,” he said to them, “not to give any teaching in this name. And look what has happened – you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and what is more you are determined to fasten the guilt of that Man’s death upon us!” |
“Did we not positively forbid you to teach anymore on this authority, and yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and now want to bring on us the people’s vengeance for this Man’s death!” |
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