but. not. As Acts 4:17.
have seen and heard. saw (Greek. eidon. App-133.) and heard.
For ... - This is given as a reason why they should obey God rather than man. They had had so clear evidence that God had sent the Messiah, and t...
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 fe...
20. For we cannot Many things which are found out by hearing and seeing may, yea, ought to be concealed, when as the question is concerning...
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...
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. Who can fai...
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 autho...
We cannot but speak... — The pronoun is emphatic: “we, for our part”... The question at issue was one of bearing witness, and that witness they had...
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...
Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the apostles contrad...
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...
For we cannot but speak ,.... It was not physically, but morally impossible; or it was not lawful, and therefore they would not speak any other, and...
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. Ver. 20. For we cannot but speak ] As Croesus' dumb son did for his father, a...
Peter and John Feeling themselves animated in this arduous circumstance with a courageous zeal, which would not permit them to be silent, lest that...
The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their cardinal doctrin...
The Resolution of Peter and John. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside...
We cannot but speak; in a moral, not in a physical sense; they could not restrain speaking, because of the necessity which was laid upon them, and...
The Hearing Before The Sanhedrin (4:1-22).
‘But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to take notice of you rather than of God, you yourselves must...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:13 . Perceived .—Lit., having perceived from what they saw and heard at the time, or from previous inquiry. It would c...
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 leader...
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...
Acts 4:20 There are two spiritual facts here presented to us: (1) that the true Christian has heard from heaven what is worth repeating, and (2) t...
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 Na...
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 s...
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...
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...
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...
The resolution announced to Peter and John:
1 Corinthians 9:16 ; 1 Corinthians 9:17 ; 1 John 1:1-3 ; 2 Samuel 23:2 ; Acts 1:22 ; Acts 1:8 ; Acts 10:39-41 ; Acts 17:16 ; Acts 17:17 ; A...
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 great...
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.