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Peter and John Are Free to Go but Are Told Not to Preach. 13 They were surprised and wondered how easy it was for Peter and John to speak. They could tell they were men who had not gone to school. But they knew they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 3
Peter and John Heal a Man at the Gate of the House of God. 3...
- Acts 4 NKJV
Peter and John Arrested. 4 Now as they spoke to the people,...
- Acts 4 NASB
New American Standard Bible. Peter and John Arrested. 4 As...
- Acts 3
Peter and John Arrested. 4 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 ...
New American Standard Bible. Peter and John Arrested. 4 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming [ a]in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them and put them in ...
Verses 1-4: Peter and John Arrested. As Peter and John speak to the people in the temple courts, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confront and arrest them. Despite this, many who hear their message believe, and the number of believers grows to about five thousand. Verses 5-12: Peter's Defense before the Sanhedrin
- Introduction1
- Observations
- Peter Turns The Tables
- Conclusion
For 40 days after His resurrection, the risen Lord Jesus appeared to men in very convincing ways. He particularly ministered to His disciples, for they would play a key role in His on-going ministry in and through the church. He spoke with them about the kingdom of heaven and told them to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit. He comm...
Our first observation in these verses is that this is the account of a closed door confrontation. In Acts 2 and 3, the gospel is proclaimed in the open. Here, Peter and John are brought before the Sanhedrin to give account for their preaching. Either Peter or John must have been the source of some of this information, but even they were not present...
Are these fellows ever in for a surprise! Peter and John do not cower in fear, but courageously turn the tables on their opponents. The very things that appear to give the Sanhedrin the advantage suddenly work against them. First, Peter points out the incongruity between their actions and the religious leaders’ reaction. Since when is it a crime to...
This is a great text, with many applications and implications for us. Let me highlight a few of them. First of all, the opposition of the Jewish religious leaders to the apostles is a virtual rerun of their opposition to the ministry of Jesus. Notice the similarities between our text in Acts 4 and Luke’s account of the opposition to Jesus as record...
Peter and John were arrested by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees for teaching the people that Jesus rose from the dead. They were released after a miraculous healing and a bold testimony before the council.
Peter and John Arrested 1 While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them, a 2 because they were annoyed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. a 3 So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day since it ...
