Acts 4:21
So having threatened them further, they released them, finding no way of punishing them, on account of the people, because they all were glorifying God over that which had occurred.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
20For we can do none other but to speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
Cross References
Matthew 9:33And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
Matthew 21:46And seeking to seize Him, they feared the crowds, since they considered Him to be a prophet.
Luke 5:26And amazement gripped them all, and they were glorifying God, and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today!” 1 The Calling of Levi (Matthew)
Luke 19:47And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy Him,
Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on Him that very hour, but they were afraid—for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. 1 The Question of Paying Taxes
John 12:18On account of this the crowd also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
Matthew Henry on Acts 4:16-23
The Resolution of Peter and John. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 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. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the… Read the whole commentary →