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ACTS 4:30 th.n cei/ra, @sou# evktei,nein se
Instead of th.n cei/ra, sou, read by î45 (evktei,nein before th.n
cei/ra, sou) a Dgr E P Y and most...
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Verse 30. _BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND TO HEAL_] Show that it is
thy truth which we proclaim, and confirm it with miracles, and show
how highly thou hast magnified thy Son Jesus, whom they have des...
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BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND ... - The apostles not only desired
boldness to speak, but they asked that God would continue to work
miracles, and thus furnish to them, and to the people, evidence of...
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CHAPTER 4
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1. Their Arrest (Acts 4:1).
2. The Result of the Testimony (Acts 4:4).
3. Peter and John before the Rulers and Elders (Acts 4:5).
4. Peter's bold witness ...
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RETURN OF THE APOSTLES TO THEIR OWN PEOPLE. The Christians are spoken
of as if they lived together (_cf. Acts 1:14_, Acts 2:44) or at least
had a hall where they could all meet. The prayer (Acts 4:24)...
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ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
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When they had been released, they came to their own people and they
told them all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When
they had heard the story, with one accord, they lifted up the...
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TO HEAL. for(Greek. _eis_. App-104.) healing.
SIGNS. As in verses: Acts 4:10; Acts 4:22.
WONDERS. Greek. _teras_. App-176....
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_by stretching forth_, &c. Lit. _while thou stretchest forth_. Thus
the mighty works were to be a sign and testimony to the words which
the Apostles spake. For as had been said of their Master, none c...
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THE APOSTLES RELEASED. THEIR PRAYER AND ITS ANSWER...
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ἘΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ΤῊΝ ΧΕΙ͂ΡΆ ΣΟΥ ἘΚΤΕΊΝΕΙΝ ΣΕ.
Literally, ‘while Thou stretchest forth Thine hand.’ Thus the
mighty works were to be a sign and testimony to the words which the
Apostles spake, to demonstrate th...
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_THE APOSTLES IN THEIR OWN COMPANY ACTS 4:23-37:_ When the apostles
came back to their own company they: (1) reported what commands and
injunctions their accusers had lain upon them, (2) reported what...
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ΈΚΤΕΊΝΕΙΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΈΚΤΕΊΝΩ (G1614)
протягивать. _Inf._ с _предл._ ΈΝ (G1722)
выражает одновременное действие. Эта
фраза, повидимому, объясняет ΔΌΣ (Barrett).
ΓΊΝΕΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. (dep.) i...
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8. IN THE UPPER ROOM. Acts 4:28, Acts 5:11.
a.
The Prayer Service. Acts 4:23-31.
Acts 4:23
And being let go, they came to their own company,
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See notes on verse 23...
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30 The timid opposition of the Sanhedrin is in contrast to the
boldness of those who proclaimed the evangel. God manifested Himself
by miraculous interventions, and the powers of the kingdom abounded....
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BY STRETCHING] RV 'while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal.'...
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PRAYER OF THE APOSTLES ON THEIR RELEASE. 24. WITH ONE ACCORD] The
prayer was probably led by St. Peter, the others repeating the words
after him....
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ARREST OF PETER AND JOHN
1-22. Arrest of Peter and John. Peter's speech before the Sanhedrin.
The proceedings of the Apostles displeased the authorities, (1)
because they taught the people (Acts 4:2)...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 4
THE *JEWISH LEADERS ARREST PETER AND JOHN, 4:1-4
V1 Peter and John were speaking to the people. As they spoke, the
priests, the captain of th...
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BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND TO HEAL. — There seems something like
an intentional assonance in the Greek words which St. Luke uses —
_iâsis_ (healing) and _Jesus_ (pronounced _Iesus_) — as though he...
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ἐν τῷ κ. τ. λ., Acts 3:26 : a Hebraistic formula; for similar
expressions used of God _cf._ Exodus 7:5; Jeremiah 15:6; Ezekiel 6:14,
etc., most frequently in the
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HELP FROM ON HIGH
Acts 4:23-35
Like draws to like; Judas went to his own place, and the Apostles to
their own company. The best answer to threats is prayer. The Apostles'
one petition just then was...
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Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated
mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the
apostles contradicted all the cardinal elements in the Sadducean
ph...
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Compelled to Preach
Peter and John made it clear that in their view the Sanhedrin had no
authority to countermand a command from God. Further, they felt
compelled, by the power of the things they had...
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_That thou stretch forth thy hand. [4] Literally, in this that thou
stretch forth thy hand to cures, &c. They pray to God, that he would
continue to confirm their faith by miracles. (Witham)_
[BIBLIO...
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SECOND PENTECOST
23-31. During the imprisonment and trial of Peter and John the one
hundred and eighteen, with quite a host of the Pentecostal converts,
are pushing the battle for God and souls on the...
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And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all
that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. (24) And when
they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accor...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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30._Grant unto thy servants. _Seeing that one miracle had stinged the
enemy so sore how is it that these holy men do desire to have new
miracles done daily? Therefore we gather that hence which I have...
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In a word, they are invited to return by repentance, and enjoy all the
promises made to Israel. The Messiah Himself should return from heaven
to establish their blessing. The whole nation is here addr...
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BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND TO HEAL,.... That is, by exerting his
power in healing sicknesses, diseases, and lameness, as in the above
instance, by the hands of the apostles; which, as it would be...
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By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may
be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Ver. 30. _And that signs and wonders_] _Etiamsi rumpantur adversarii,
et toti infer...
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_And now, Lord_ As to what remains to accomplish this important
scheme, of raising thy church on the sure foundation of thy Son's
cross; _behold their threatenings_ With which they are endeavouring to...
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STRETCHING FORTH THY HAND; exerting thy power....
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The conclusion of the prayer and its answer:...
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BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND TO HEAL; AND THAT SIGNS AND WONDERS MAY
BE DONE BY THE NAME OF THY HOLY CHILD JESUS....
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The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of
the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their
cardinal doctrines was the denial of any resurrection. They were
ev...
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BY STRETCHING OUT YOUR HAND TO HEAL, AND THAT SIGNS AND WONDERS MAY BE
DONE THROUGH THE NAME OF YOUR HOLY SERVANT JESUS. "
1. Let all see Your power - signs, wonders.
2. Let all know of Jesus....
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while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and
wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.
'TO HEAL'-'As Alexander pointed out, "their demand is not now for
mirac...
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23-31 Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own
company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and
suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and
t...
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BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND; they desire nothing else to embolden
them, but God's owning them and their work. THAT SIGNS AND WONDERS MAY
BE DONE: miracles were then necessary, as being the seal of...
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Acts 4:30 by G1722 G4571 out G1614 (G5721) Your G4675 hand G5495 to
G1519 heal G2392 and...
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GOD'S RESPONSE TO THE WARNINGS OF THE SANHEDRIN (4:23-31)....
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“While you stretch forth your hand to heal; and that signs and
wonders may be done through the name of your Holy Servant Jesus.”
Meanwhile they looked with anticipation and confidence to the fact
that...
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Acts 4:30-31. BY STRETCHING FORTH THINE HAND TO HEAL. And the solitary
special sign of almighty power which they pray for, is to be able to
relieve such suffering among men as they had often seen thei...
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_The Apostles with their own People after their Release,_ 23-31.
The prayer of the Church of Jerusalem to God to support and defend the
threatened and persecuted followers of His Son, and the answer...
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WHILE THOU STRETCHEST FORTH THY HAND
(εν τω την χειρα εκτεινειν σε). Luke's
favourite idiom, "In the stretching out (articular present active
infinitive) the hand as to thee" (accusative of general...
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Acts 4
Before the Council
From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following
practical inferences:
I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to
encounter antagon...
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Acts 4:23
I. The whole Church is interested in the proceedings of its individual
members.
II. The right method of treating opposition to the Kingdom of Christ.
III. The spiritual and social results...
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Acts 4:30
The Child Christ
I. The day which beheld our Lord in the Temple among the doctors was
no doubt the close of a wondering and inquiring time. I conceive of
that moment that it gave point and...
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Peter and John were summoned before the priests to give an account for
having healed the lame man, and for having preached in the name of
Jesus of Nazareth. In the eighth verse we read:
Acts 4:8. The...
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CONTENTS: The first persecution. Peter's address to the Sanhedrin.
Preaching in Jesus' name forbidden. Christians again filled with the
Spirit. State of the Church at Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesu...
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Acts 4:1. _The captain of the temple_ was the captain of the watch,
and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat
them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep on...
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AND NOW, LORD. They do not ask to be saved from pain, persecution, or
death. They ask for: (1) boldness in speaking; (2) proof of the power
of THE NAME. Their prayer is directed toward the mission Chr...
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_And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor to
teach in the name of Jesus._
CHRISTIAN COURAGE
I. Its test. The apostles did not wish to separate themselves from the
Jewish Churc...
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_And being let go, they went to their own company._
BEING LET GO
We do not know what we or other people are until the restraint is
taken off. We call ourselves free, but there is not an absolutely f...
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AND NOW, LORD, BEHOLD THEIR THREATENINGS_._
How a Christian ought to pray for his enemies
I. Without anxiety and fear: for he prays to the King of kings. “If
God be for us, who can be against us?”...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 4:24 The believers prayed, quoting Psalms 2:1, a
messianic prophecy.
⇐...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 4:23. THEIR OWN COMPANY.—Not the apostles merely, but their
friends in the faith generally.
Acts 4:24. O LORD!—Addressed not to Christ, as in Acts 1:24, who,
however, is also...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 4:1
THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE. Only here and Acts 5:24, and Luke 22:4,
Luke 22:52 in the plural some
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Now as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the
temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they
taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection...
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Acts 2:22; Acts 2:43; Acts 5:12; Acts 5:15; Acts 5:16;...
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THE RESULTS OF A FAITHFUL TESTIMONY
Acts 4:13
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
A real problem presented itself to the rulers of the Jews. They were
greatly perturbed by the preaching of the disciples, and by the...
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Thou stretchest forth thy hand — Exertest thy power....