Acts 1:16; Acts 2:30; Psalms 2:1-6
Who by the mouth ... - , Psalms 2:1-2 . This is a strong, solemn testimony to the inspiration of David. It is a declaration of the apostles, mad...
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...
servant. Greek. pai s. App-108 and App-190. hast said . saidst. This quotation is from Psalms 2:1 ; Psalms 2:2 See notes there. heathen ....
25. Who by the mouth of David. They descend now into the second member, that they ask nothing but that which God hath promised to perform, s...
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? By the mouth of thy servant David hast...
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? Who by the mouth of thy servan...
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...
Prayer of the Apostles on their release. 24. With one accord ] The prayer was probably led by St. Peter, the others repeating the words after him.
Who by the mouth] RV 'who by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, didst say,' etc. Why did the heathen rage? etc.] verbatim from P...
Who by the mouth of thy servant David .... — The older MSS. present many variations of the text. It probably stood originally somewhat in this form:...
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 threa...
Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the apostles contrad...
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 tha...
Who by the mouth of thy servant David has said ,.... In Psalms 2:1 from whence we learn, that that psalm, though it is without a title, and does n...
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? Ver. 25. The heathen rage ] Or mak...
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 togeth...
The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their cardinal doctrin...
The Apostles Return to Their Company; The Devout Appeal of the Apostles. 23 An...
Who by the mouth of thy servant David; through the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David; so it is read in many ancient copies; and shows, that what Dav...
God's Response To The Warnings of the Sanhedrin (4:23-31).
“Who of our father through the Holy Spirit, of the mouth of David your servant, said, ‘Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:23 . Their own company .—Not the apostles merely, but their friends in the faith generally. Acts 4:24 . O Lord !—Addr...
said ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:6 ).
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 4:23-37 I. The whole Church is interested in the proceedings of its individual members. II. The right method of treating opposition to the K...
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 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...
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...
Why do the heathen rage. Opposition to the gospel I. Its characteristics. 1. Furiousness, “rage,” a word signifying the neighing or snorting...
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 Prayer and the Further Establishment of the Congregation. The report of the apostles and the prayer:
who by the mouth of Thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
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...
Psalms 2:1 .
25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?