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Acts 5:40

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

They decided he was right. So they called the apostles back in, had them beaten, ordered them to stop talking about Jesus, and then let them go.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes doing the right thing comes with a cost, but that doesn't mean you stop doing it.

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