Acts 4:8

Acts 2:4; Acts 4:31; Acts 7:55; Luke 12:11; Luke 12:12; Luke 21:14; Luke 21:15; Matthew 10:19; Matthew 10:20

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Filled with the Holy Ghost - See the notes on Acts 2:4 . Ye rulers ... - Peter addressed the Sanhedrin with perfect respect. He did not call...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A full meeting of the Sanhedrin takes place in the morning. Annas and Caiaphas are known to us; the former was high priest, A.D. 6- 15; Caiaphas, his...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

filled, &c. See Acts 2:4 . Holy Ghost. App-101.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. Peter, being filled with the Holy Ghost It is not without great cause that Luke addeth this, to the end we may know that Peter spake not...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1747 THE CRIPPLE HEALED BY PETER Acts 4:8-10 . Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and e...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost - Which...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spiri...
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 autho...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Filled with the Holy Ghost ] in fulfilment of the promise Luke 12:11 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost. — The tense implies an immediate sudden inspiration, giving the wisdom and courage and words which were nee...
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 i...
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 contrad...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, (9) If we this day be examined of the good dee...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost ,.... At that very instant, having received a fresh measure of the gifts and graces of the Spirit, besides wh...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, Ver. 8. Filled with the Holy Ghost ] i.e....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost That moment, according to the promise of his now glorified Master, ( Matthew 10:20 ; Mark 13:11 ,) which wa...
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 doctrin...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter and John Examined before the Sanhedrim. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Filled with the Holy Ghost; guiding and strengthening of him in what he did speak, by which so mightily Peter differed from himself, that though fo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Hearing Before The Sanhedrin (4:1-22).
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders, if we this day are examined concerning a good deed don...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:5 . Their rulers .—Not of the new converts or of the apostles, but of the people; hence the Sanhedrists. Elders ,—Heads...
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 leader...
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...
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 Na...
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 s...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? The power in apostolic miracles The fact of the healing was recognised; and the logical conc...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Peter's speech of defense:
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 clima...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost — That moment. God moves his instruments, not when they please, but just when he sees it needful. Ye rulers...

⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Related Commentaries of Acts 4:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 4:8