Acts 4:19
But Peter and John responded, “Whether it's right in God's eyes to obey you rather than God—you decide.
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18So they called them back in and ordered them never to speak or teach in the name of Jesus again.
20We can't help talking about what we've seen and heard!”
Cross References
1 Kings 12:30This action brought about sin, because the people went as far north as Dan to worship the idol there.
1 Kings 14:16He will abandon Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, those that he committed himself, and those he made Israel commit.”
1 Kings 22:14But Micaiah replied, “As the Lord lives, I can only say what my God tells me.”
2 Kings 16:16Uriah the priest followed King Ahaz's orders.
Psalms 58:1You leaders, do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
Daniel 6:10When Daniel found out that the decree had been signed he went home to his upstairs room where he would pray three times a day, with the windows open facing Jerusalem. There he kneeled down, praying and thanking his God as he always did.
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 →