Acts 4:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Acts 4:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What shall we do to these men? - The object which they had in view was evidently to prevent their preaching. The miracle was performed, and it was believed by the people to have been made. This t...
Acts 4:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Dilemma of the Rulers: their Verdict. The promise of Luke 21:15 is at once literally fulfilled, and the reasoning is given by which the judges felt themselves overborne. It is that Peter and John...
Acts 4:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

not. Greek. me. App-105. speak . speak forth. Greek. phthengomai. Only here, and 2 Peter 2:16 ; 2 Peter 2:18 . Compare Acts 2:4 . at all. Greek. katholou. Only here. nor. Greek. m...
Acts 4:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1749 CONTEST BETWEEN PREJUDICE AND RELIGION Acts 4:18-20 . And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and...
Acts 4:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. Not to speak ...nor teach in the name of Jesus - Any other doctrine, and any other name, scribes and Phari...
Acts 4:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Not to speak at all, &c.— That is, privately; nor to teach, that is, publicly. This is the very thing which men, conscious of the truth of the apostles testimony, and self-condemned, would do...
Acts 4:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. And they called them, and commanded [them] not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus - х...
Acts 4:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Arrest of Peter and John 1-22. Arrest of Peter and John. Peter's speech before the Sanhedrin. The proceedings of the Apostles displeased the authorities, (1) because they taught the people ( Acts...
Acts 4:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Not to speak at all. — The Greek is even more forcible: absolutely not to utter ... The very name of Jesus was not to pass their lips.
Acts 4:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Braving Men to Obey God Acts 4:13-22 Do people realize that there is something about us which cannot be accounted for except that we have been with Jesus? Our company always influences us. A ma...
Acts 4:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the apostles contradicted all the cardinal elements in the Sadducean p...
Acts 4:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. (14) And beho...
Acts 4:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they called them ,.... From the apartment where they were; or ordered their servants to call them in to them: and commanded them not to speak at all ; either privately or publicly, in the mini...
Acts 4:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. Ver. 18. Command them not to speak at all ] So in the year of grace 494, Anastasius the emperor persec...
Acts 4:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But when they had commanded them to go aside To withdraw, not being willing they should hear the acknowledgments that were extorted from them; they conferred among themselves Privately. Now the s...
Acts 4:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their cardinal doctrines was the denial of any resurrection. They were e...
Acts 4:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Resolution of Peter and John. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselv...
Acts 4:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not to speak at all; neither privately nor publicly. Nor teach in the name of Jesus; as his apostles and ministers sent from him.
Acts 4:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Hearing Before The Sanhedrin (4:1-22).
Acts 4:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:13 . Perceived .—Lit., having perceived from what they saw and heard at the time, or from previous inquiry. It would certainly have been strange if the Sanhedrists, and...
Acts 4:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:1-22 Look at this passage: (1) from the side of the Jewish leaders; (2) from the side of the Apostles. I. On the side of the Jewish leaders there was (1) illiberality; (2) shortsightedness...
Acts 4:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Peter and John were summoned before the priests to give an account for having healed the lame man, and for having preached in the name of Jesus of Nazareth. In the eighth verse we read: Acts 4:8-12...
Acts 4:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:1 . The captain of the temple was the captain of the watch, and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep...
Acts 4:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them. The captain of the temple was an officer of a sort which Luke mentions in the p...
Acts 4:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 4:1 The captain of the temple. Only here and Acts 5:24 , and Luke 22:4 , Luke 22:52 in the plural some have thought that the commander of the Roman garrison of the ca...
Acts 4:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Acts 4:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 1:8 ; Acts 5:20 ; Acts 5:40 ; Luke 24:46-48
Acts 4:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Results of a Faithful Testimony Acts 4:13-31 INTRODUCTORY WORDS A real problem presented itself to the rulers of the Jews. They were greatly perturbed by the preaching of the disciples, an...
Acts 4:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They charged them not to speak — Privately; nor teach — Publicly.

Acts 4:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 4:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Acts 4:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 4:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 4:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 4:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 4:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 4:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 4:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 4:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 4:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 4:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 4:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 4:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 4:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes