Acts 4:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. ”

Acts 4:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By stretching forth thine hand ... - The apostles not only desired boldness to speak, but they asked that God would continue to work miracles, and thus furnish to them, and to the people, evidenc...
Acts 4:30 - 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 4:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

to heal . for(Greek. eis . App-104.) healing. signs. As in verses: Acts 4:10 ; Acts 4:22 . wonders. Greek. teras . App-176.
Acts 4:30 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

30. Grant unto thy servants. Seeing that one miracle had stinged the enemy so sore how is it that these holy men do desire to have new miracles done daily? Therefore we gather that hence whi...
Acts 4:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. By stretching forth thine hand to heal - Show that it is thy truth which we proclai...
Acts 4:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be d...
Acts 4:30 - 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 4:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

By stretching forth thine hand to heal. — There seems something like an intentional assonance in the Greek words which St. Luke uses — iâsis (healing) and Jesus (pronounced Iesus ) — as though...
Acts 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

By stretching forth thine hand to heal ,.... That is, by exerting his power in healing sicknesses, diseases, and lameness, as in the above instance, by the hands of the apostles; which, as it would...
Acts 4:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. Ver. 30. And that signs and wonders ] Etiamsi rumpantur adversarii, et toti in...
Acts 4:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And now, Lord As to what remains to accomplish this important scheme, of raising thy church on the sure foundation of thy Son's cross; behold their threatenings With which they are endeavouring t...
Acts 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By stretching forth thine hand; they desire nothing else to embolden them, but God's owning them and their work. That signs and wonders may be done: miracles were then necessary, as being the sea...
Acts 4:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Response To The Warnings of the Sanhedrin (4:23-31).
Acts 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - 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 4:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The conclusion of the prayer and its answer:
Acts 4:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 2:22 ; Acts 2:43 ; Acts 5:12 ; Acts 5:15 ; Acts 5:16 ; Acts 6:8 ; Acts 9:34 ; Acts 9:35 ; Acts 9:40-42 ; Acts 3:16 ; Acts 3:6 ; Acts 4:10 ; Acts 4:27 ; Deuteronomy 4:34 ; Exodus 6...
Acts 4:30 - 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 4:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou stretchest forth thy hand — Exertest thy power.

Acts 4:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 4:30 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 4:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 4:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 4:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 4:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 4:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 4:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 4:30 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:30 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 4:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 4:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 4:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 4:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:30 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 4:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes