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Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 4:20

4:20 refrain (g-7) Lit. 'cannot not speak.' read more

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 4:1-37

Arrest of Peter and John1-22. 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) without having received the education and ordination of rabbis (cp. Acts 4:13); (2) because they preached the Resurrection, a doctrine particularly distasteful to the Sadducees, the dominant party among the influential members of the priesthood; (3) because they feared that the people would become... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:14

(14) They could say nothing against it.—Literally, they had nothing to say against it. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:16

(16) 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 against the accused according to the evidence. They abandon that office, and begin discussing what policy was most expedient. It was, we may add, characteristic of Caiaphas to do so (John 11:49-50).A notable miracle.—Literally, sign.We cannot deny it.—The very form of the sentence betrays the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:17

(17) Let us straitly threaten them.—The Greek gives literally, let us threaten them with threats. The phrase gives the Hebrew idiom for expressing intensity by reduplication, as in “blessing I will bless thee” (Genesis 22:17), “dying thou shalt die” (Genesis 2:17, marg.), and, as far as it goes, indicates that St. Luke translated from a report of the speech which Caiaphas had delivered in Aramaic. It is a perfectly possible alternative that the High Priest, speaking in Greek, reproduced, as the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:18

(18) Not to speak at all.—The Greek is even more forcible: absolutely not to utter . . . The very name of Jesus was not to pass their lips. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:19

(19) Whether it be right in the sight of God . . .—The words assert the right of conscience, recognising a divine authority, to resist a human authority which opposes it. In theory, as the appeal “judge ye” showed even then, the right so claimed is of the nature of an axiom. In practice, the difficulty rises in the question, Is there the divine authority which is claimed? And the only practical answer is to be found in the rule, that men who believe they have the authority are bound to act as... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:20

(20) We cannot but speak . . .—The pronoun is emphatic: “we, for our part” . . . The question at issue was one of bearing witness, and that witness they had received a special command to bear (Acts 1:8). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:21

(21) All men glorified God . . .—The tense implies continued action. It is specially characteristic of St. Luke thus to note the impression made upon the people by signs and wonders (Luke 2:20; Luke 4:15; and in seven other passages). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:22

(22) The man was above forty years old.—This precision in noting the duration of disease or infirmity is again characteristic of the writer. Comp. the case of the woman with an issue of blood (Luke 8:43); of Æneas (Acts 9:33); of the cripple at Lystra (Acts 14:8). read more

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 4:20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 4:1-37

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:18

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:19

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:20

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 4:22

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