Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
18And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
20for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:30And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
1 Kings 14:16And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath made Israel to sin.
1 Kings 22:14And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
2 Kings 16:16Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.
Psalms 58:1Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Daniel 6:10And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem;) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
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 →