Acts 4:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. ”

Acts 4:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their own company - They joined the other apostles and Christians, Acts 2:44-45 . And reported ... - It doubtless became a subject of interesting inquiry what they should do in this case. Th...
Acts 4:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(9) And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. (9) The apostles share their troubles with the congregation.
Acts 4:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Return of the Apostles to their Own People. The Christians are spoken of as if they lived together ( cf. Acts 1:14 , Acts 2:44-47 ) or at least had a hall where they could all meet. The prayer (...
Acts 4:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

23. Furthermore when they were let go. It shall appear by and by to what end they declared to the other disciples what things had befallen them, to wit, that they might be the more emboldene...
Acts 4:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. They went to their own company - This was properly the first persecution that...
Acts 4:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. And being let go, they went to their own [company]. How sweet is the c...
Acts 4:23 - 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 4:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They went to their own company. — Literally, their own people. The statement implies a recognised place of meeting, where the members of the new society met at fixed times. All that the chief p...
Acts 4:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Help from on High Acts 4:23-35 Like draws to like; Judas went to his own place, and the Apostles to their own company. The best answer to threats is prayer. The Apostles' one petition just then...
Acts 4:23 - 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 4:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. (24) And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one acco...
Acts 4:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And being let go ,.... Or dismissed from custody, by the order of the sanhedrim: they went to their own company ; or "to their own men", as the Ethiopic version reads; or "to their own brethren",...
Acts 4:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. Ver. 23. And being let go ] For there was no hope of altering them. The he...
Acts 4:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And being let go Being dismissed from their examination by the rulers; they went to their own company Who, probably, were at this time met together, praying for them; and reported all that the c...
Acts 4:23 - 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 4:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostles Return to Their Company; The Devout Appeal of the Apostles. 23 And being let go, they went to their own company, an...
Acts 4:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They went to their own company, the rest of the apostles and believers, who have a special propriety and delight in one another; sheep with sheep, and goats with goats: though the separation will b...
Acts 4:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.' On their release Peter and John returned to ‘their own company'. Note the...
Acts 4:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:23 . Their own company .—Not the apostles merely, but their friends in the faith generally. Acts 4:24 . O Lord !—Addressed not to Christ, as in Acts 1:24 , who, howev...
Acts 4:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4 Before the Council From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following practical inferences: I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to encounter anta...
Acts 4:23 - 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 4:23 - 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 4:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor to teach in the name of Jesus. Christian courage I. Its test. The apostles did not wish to separate themselves from the Jewish C...
Acts 4:23 - 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 4:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
Acts 4:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 6:14-17 ; Acts 1:13 ; Acts 1:14 ; Acts 12:11 ; Acts 12:12 ; Acts 16:40 ; Acts 2:44-46 ; Malachi 3:16 ; Proverbs 13:20 ; Psalms 119:63 ; Psalms 16:3 ; Psalms 42:4
Acts 4:23 - 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 4:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 4:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 4:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 4:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 4:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 4:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 4:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 4:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 4:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 4:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 4:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 4:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 4:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary