Acts 4:7 - Exposition

Inquired for asked, A.V.; in for by, A.V. In what name ; ποίος , what, means exactly, "what kind." The miracle might have been wrought, as it seemed to them, by Beelzebub, or by magic ( Luke 15:15 , etc.; Acts 13:6 ; Acts 19:19 , etc.), as well as by Divine power and in the Name of God. They asked which it was. In the Greek there is an emphasis upon the "ye," which is placed last, equal to "such as you," unlearned and contemptible men.