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

“ Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. ”

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

Howbeit - But; notwithstanding. Many of them ... - This was one of the instances, which has since been so often repeated, in which persecution is seen to have a tendency to extend and establi...
Acts 4:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the (b) number of the men was about five thousand. (b) While they thought to diminish the number, they actually increased it.
Acts 4:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proceedings before the Sanhedrin. Acts 4:1-4 . Peter's speech seems to have reached its conclusion, but Acts 4:1 says it was interrupted by the arrival of persons representing the Sanhedrin and...
Acts 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Howbeit . But. word. Greek. logos. App-121. believed. App-150. men. Greek. aner. App-123.
Acts 4:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. And many of them which heard The apostles are put in prison, but the force of their preaching is spread far and wide, and the course thereof is at liberty. Of which thing Paul boasteth ve...
Acts 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. The number - was about five thousand - That is, as I understand the passage, the one hundred and...
Acts 4:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The number of the men was about five thousand.— Dr. Benson concludes, that five thousand men were converted on this occasion, besides the three thousand mentioned before, chap. Acts 2:41 . If it h...
Acts 4:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed. For illustration of this delightful s...
Acts 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The number of the men was about five thousand. — Better, became, or was made up to, about five thousand. It seems probable, though not certain, that St. Luke meant this as a statement of the ag...
Acts 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Name above Every Name Acts 4:1-12 The Sadducees are particularly mentioned, because they were the agnostics of the age, and had no belief in the unseen and eternal. The fact of our Lord's r...
Acts 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, (2) Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurre...
Acts 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Howbeit, many of them which heard the word ,.... The doctrine of the Gospel, preached by Peter and John: believed ; the report of it, and in Christ, as risen from the dead, which was the sum and s...
Acts 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. Ver. 4. And the number ] A goodly increase. The lily is said to be increased by its own juic...
Acts 4:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Howbeit, many of them which heard the word believed For though the preachers were persecuted, the word prevailed. Thus the suffering days of the church have often been her growing days. And the nu...
Acts 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter and John Imprisoned. 1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came...
Acts 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God, Romans 10:17 . It being the ordinary means which God hath appointed; the apostles themselves make use of it towards the conviction of t...
Acts 4:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:1 . As they spake .—Lit., they , the apostles, either Peter for John or John with Peter speaking . The discourse was probably interrupted after the utterance of the pre...
Acts 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 4:1-44 . And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus...
Acts 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts Chapter 4 Peter and John before the Council of the Jews. The arrest of the apostles:
Acts 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 2:14-17 ; 2 Timothy 2:10 ; 2 Timothy 2:9 ; Acts 2:41 ; Acts 28:24 ; Genesis 49:10 ; Isaiah 45:24 ; Isaiah 53:12 ; John 12:24 ; Philippians 1:12-18
Acts 4:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Fighting Against God Acts 4:1-12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The fourth chapter of Acts continues the account of the third chapter, bringing to a climax the healing of the lame man. The rulers and elde...
Acts 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The number of the men — Beside women and children, were about five thousand — So many did our Lord now feed at once with the bread from heaven!

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

Acts 4:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

Acts 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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

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

Acts 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 4:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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

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

Acts 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Acts 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes