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Acts 5:35

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And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
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  1. Acts 19:36Rank 1 from verse 35
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    36Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

  2. Acts 22:26Rank 2 from verse 35
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    26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

  3. Jeremiah 26:19Rank 3 from verse 35
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    19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

  4. Matthew 27:19Rank 4 from verse 35
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    19¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

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Acts 5:35

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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heed

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Careful attention, notice, or regard; to watch, consider, listen to, or guard oneself.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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touching

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Sense 1: Concerning or regarding. Sense 2: Coming into physical contact.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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5:33¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

5:34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

5:35And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

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5:36For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

5:37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

5:38And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

5:39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

5:40And 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.

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