¹⁹ But Peter and John answered them, ^(A)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

²⁹ But Peter and the apostles answered, ^(A)“We must obey God rather than men.

¹⁷ But the midwives ^(A)feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.

¹⁵ I speak ^(A)as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.

³ This is good, and ^(A)it is pleasing in the sight of ^(B)God our Savior,

¹⁸ But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

^24 (A)Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

²¹ They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, ^(A)“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”

¹⁴ But Micaiah said, ^(A)“As the Lord lives, ^(B)what the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”

⁹ And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(A)worships the beast and its image and receives ^(B)a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he also will drink ^(C)the wine of God's wrath, ^(D)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(E)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(F)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^(G)they have no rest, day or night, these ^(H)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

^12 (I)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^(J)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.^[a]