Acts 4:7

When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

New Heart English Bible

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

6Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.

8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people, and elders,

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

Mark 11:28and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority to do these things?"

John 8:3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,

Acts 4:10be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.

Acts 5:40They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

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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