Acts 4:7

And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

In Context

6And Annas the chiefe Priest, and Caiaphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the hie Priestes.

8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people,

Mark 11:28And said vnto him, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie, that thou shouldest doe these things?

John 8:3Then the Scribes, and the Pharises brought vnto him a woman, taken in adulterie, and set her in the middes,

Acts 4:10Be it knowen vnto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye haue crucified, whome God raised againe from the dead, euen by him doth this man stand here before you, whole.

Acts 5:40And to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and when they had beaten them, they commanded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe.

Matthew Henry on Acts 4:6-15

Peter and John Examined before the Sanhedrim. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day be… Read the whole commentary →

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