Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 4:16
See notes on verse 15
See notes on verse 15
ACTS 4:13-16 The Western text, preserved most fully in ith and copG67, rewrites the account, emphasizing the perplexity of the Sanhedrin: “Now when they all heard the firmness of Peter and John, con...
Verse Acts 4:16. _A NOTABLE MIRACLE HATH BEEN DONE_] A miracle has been wrought, and this miracle is _known_, and acknowledged to be such; all Jerusalem knew that he was lame-lame from his birth, and...
WHAT SHALL WE DO TO THESE MEN? - The object which they had in view was evidently to prevent their preaching. The miracle was performed, and it was believed by the people to have been made. This they c...
CHAPTER 4 __ 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 ...
DILEMMA OF THE RULERS: THEIR VERDICT. The promise of Luke 21:15 is at once literally fulfilled, and the reasoning is given by which the judges felt themselves overborne. It is that Peter and John are...
ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
When they saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and when they had grasped the fact that they were men with no special knowledge and no special qualifications, they were amazed; and they recognized them...
NOTABLE. Greek. _gnostos,_ as in Acts 4:10. MIRACLE. Greek. _semeion._ App-176. BEEN DONE. come to pass. MANIFEST. Greek. _phaneros._ App-106. DWELL IN. inhabit. Greek. _katoikeo._ See note on Act...
_manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem_ Because all the inhabitants knew the beggar at the Temple-gate, and that he had been lame all his life. There could only be two grounds on which, in refe...
ΓΝΩΣΤΌΝ, _well-known, patent to all_. For the word, which is less common in the singular than in the plural, cf. Sir 21:7 γνωστὸς μακρόθεν ὁ δυνατὸς ἐν γλώσσῃ. ΠΑ͂ΣΙΝ … ΦΑΝΕΡΌΝ, _manifest to all them...
THE APOSTLES ARE DISMISSED UNPUNISHED...
_THE APOSTLES WERE THREATENED ACTS 4:13-22:_ Their persecutors were perplexed by the boldness of Peter and John. They had perceived of Peter and John as being unlearned, ignorant men. However, that is...
ΠΟΙΉΣΩΜΕΝ _aor. conj. act., см._ Acts 4:7. Совещательный _conj._: "что нам делать с этими людьми?" ΓΝΩΣΤΌΝ (G1110) известный; широко известный (Barrett), ΓΈΓΟΝΕΝPERF. _ind. act., см._ Acts 4:4. _Perf...
A NOTABLE MIRACLE— Γνωστον, a _signal_ and _well-known_ miracle; one which could neither be doubted nor disproved....
BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN. Acts 4:5-22. Acts 4:5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; Acts 4:6 and Annas the high priest was t...
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. SAYING ... Though the apostl...
5 This was the supreme spiritual judiciary in Israel. It comprised the heads of the twenty-four courses of priests, the scribes, and elders, said to have been in all seventy-one. The names of the chie...
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)...
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...
WHAT SHALL WE DO TO THESE MEN? — The question now debated was clearly one that never ought to have been even asked. They were sitting as a Court of Justice, and should have given their verdict for or...
τί ποιήσομεν : for the deliberative subjunctive, which should be read here, _cf._ Acts 2:37; it may express the utter perplexity of the Sanhedrists (so Rendall); in questions expressing doubt or delib...
BRAVING MEN TO OBEY GOD Acts 4:13-22 Do people realize that there is something about us which cannot be accounted for except that we have been with Jesus? Our company always influences us. A man is k...
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...
Commanded To Speak No More Under Jesus' Authority It was obvious to those in the council that Peter and John had not been trained by the rabbis or with the scribes, yet they dared to interpret scriptu...
(6) Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them [is] manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny [it]. (6) He that flatters hi...
_What shall we do to these men? They were perplexed, says St. John Chrysostom, and in greater fear than the apostles. They saw they could do nothing but threaten and charge them to speak no more of Je...
ECCLESIASTICAL USURPATION 15-22. Here we see the preachers in authority at Jerusalem determine to crush out the holiness movement started by Jesus of Nazareth and perpetuated by His Apostles. So they...
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. (14) And behol...
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...
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...
SAYING, WHAT SHALL WE DO TO THESE MEN?.... Whether they should punish them by scourging them, or detain them longer in custody, or commit them to prison, or dismiss them: FOR THAT INDEED A NOTABLE MI...
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them _is_ manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny _it_. Ver. 16. _A notable miracle...
_But when they had commanded them to go aside_ To withdraw, not being willing they should hear the acknowledgments that were extorted from them; _they conferred among themselves_ Privately. Now the sc...
Wicked men continue to oppose the cause of Christ without any good reason, and when they can with truth say nothing against it....
The consultation of the Sanhedrin:...
SAYING, WHAT SHALL WE DO TO THESE MEN? FOR THAT INDEED A NOTABLE MIRACLE HATH BEEN DONE BY THEM IS MANIFEST TO ALL THEM THAT DWELL IN JERUSALEM; AND WE CANNOT DENY IT....
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...
SAYING, " WHAT SHALL WE DO TO THESE MEN? FOR, INDEED, THAT A NOTABLE MIRACLE HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH THEM _IS_ EVIDENT TO ALL WHO DWELL IN JERUSALEM, AND WE CANNOT DENY _IT._ 1. A notable miracle has b...
saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed. notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 'NOTABLE'-1110. gnostos gnoc...
15-22 All the care of the rulers is, that the doctrine of Christ spread not among the people, yet they cannot say it is false or dangerous, or of any ill tendency; and they are ashamed to own the tru...
WHAT SHALL WE DO? At what a loss are these great men, about the manner of their proceeding with the apostles! They might seem to have the victory in their hands, and yet they are evidently overcome by...
Acts 4:16 saying G3004 (G5723) What G5101 do G4160 (G5692) these G5125 men G444 For G1063 indeed...
‘But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, “What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle has been wrought through th...
THE HEARING BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (4:1-22)....
_Judgment of the Sanhedrim_, 13-18. Astonishment of Sanhedrists at the ability of Peter's reply. They remember the two apostles were companions of Jesus, and then consult privately together. They see...
WHAT SHALL WE DO? (Τ ποιησωμεν). Deliberative aorist active subjunctive (ingressive and urgent aorist).NOTABLE MIRACLE (γνωστον σημειον). Or sign. It was useless to deny it with the man there.WE...
MIRACLE (Greek, "sēmeion", "sign")....
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...
Acts 4:1 Look at this passage: (1) from the side of the Jewish leaders; (2) from the side of the Apostles. I. On the side of the Jewish leaders there was (1) illiberality; (2) shortsightedness; (3)...
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...
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...
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...
AND TOLD THEM. They threaten them, expecting to put a stop to their preaching....
_And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them._ THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE was an officer of a sort which Luke mentions in the plura...
_What shall we do to these men?_ for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done … we cannot deny_._ HEALED MEN (1) The miracle Few things are more striking than the continuance and growth of Chri...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 4:13. PERCEIVED.—Lit., _having perceived_ from what they saw and heard at the time, or from previous inquiry. It would certainly have been strange if the Sanhedrists, and in pa...
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
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...
Acts 3:10; Acts 3:9; Acts 6:10; Daniel 8:5; Daniel 8:8;...
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...