Acts 4:33 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. ”

• Acts 4:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And with great power - See Acts 1:8 . The word “power” here denotes “efficacy,” and means that they had “ability” given them to bear witness of the resurrection of the Saviour. it refers, theref...

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• Acts 4:33 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The State of the Church ( cf. Acts 2:42-44 ). The expression the multitude of the believers (about 5000 according to Acts 4:4 ) was one heart and soul, is proverbial for entire harmony. None t...

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• Acts 4:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  gave . were giving forth. apostles. App-189. witness . the testimony. Greek. marturion. First occurance Matthew 8:4 . grace. App-184.

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• Acts 4:33 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  33. And with great power. This third member appertaineth to doctrine. For Luke doth signify that the zeal which the apostles had to preach the gospel was so far from being diminished, that t...

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• Acts 4:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. With great power gave the apostles witness - This power they received from the...

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• Acts 4:33 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And with great power gave the apostles, &c.— The word απεδιδουν, rendered gave, signifies the restoring of something which is given as a charge, or intrusted to another. If it be taken in tha...

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• Acts 4:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. And with great power great effect on men's minds And with great powe...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  With great power gave the apostles witness. — The Greek verb implies the idea of paying or rendering what was due, as in Matthew 22:11 . They were doing that which they were bound to do. Great g...

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• Acts 4:33 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 10 THE COMMUNITY OF GOODS. Acts 4:32-35 THE community of goods and its results next claim our attention in the course of this sacred record of primitive Church life. The gift of tongue...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. (33) And w...

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• Acts 4:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And with great power ,.... Either in a very powerful way, with great fervency of spirit, and ardour of mind, and uncommon zeal; or with great efficacy on the souls of men; or with many miracles, and...

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• Acts 4:33 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Ver. 33. Great grace was upon them all ] Dropped down, as it were, upon th...

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• Acts 4:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And the multitude of them that believed All the individuals, male and female, that, having believed on Jesus, had joined themselves to the Christian Church, numerous as they were; were of one hear...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Prosperity of the Church; The Liberality of the Disciples.       32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of...

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• Acts 4:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  With great power; by sundry miracles which they wrought, as also by their boldness with which they spake; it being no small wonder to see and hear such illiterate men testifying the truths of the g...

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• Acts 4:33 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Kingly Rule of God Is Evidenced On Earth In The Lives of Believers (4:32-35). The description that follows, which is an amplification of and expansion on Acts 2:44-45 , was intended to furthe...

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• Acts 4:33 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:32 . The multitude of them that believed were not the new converts merely, but the general body of the disciples. Acts 4:33 . Grace .—Not favour with the people, as i...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And being let go, they went to their own company. Being let go We do not know what we or other people are until the restraint is taken off. We call ourselves free, but there is not an absolutel...

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• Acts 4:33 - 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...

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• Acts 4:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The unity and charity of the Church:

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• Acts 4:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Thessalonians 1:5 ; Acts 2:47 ; Acts 1:22 ; Acts 1:8 ; Acts 2:32 ; Acts 2:33 ; Acts 3:15 ; Acts 3:16 ; Acts 4:30 ; Acts 5:12-16 ; Hebrews 2:4 ; John 1:16 ; Luke 2:52 ; Luke 24:48 ; L...

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• Acts 4:33 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Marks of a Genuine Faith Acts 4:32-37 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come today to a most interesting, and inside view of the lives and ministry of the early saints. May the impact of this message...

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• Acts 4:33 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And great grace — A large measure of the inward power of the Holy Ghost, was upon them all — Directing all their thoughts, words, and actions.

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