Acts 4:18

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak nor to teach at all in the name of Jesus.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

In Context

17But that the fame of it spread no further, let us interdict their speaking any more to any man in this name.

19Simon Cephas and John answered, and said to them: Whether it be right before God, that we hearken to you more than to God, judge ye.

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Cross References

Acts 1:8But when the Holy Spirit shall come upon you, ye will receive energy, and will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and also among the Samaritans, and unto the ends of the earth.

Acts 5:40And they called the legates, and scourged them, and commanded them not to teach in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

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 →

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