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ACTS 4:24 avkou,santej
After avkou,santej D and copG67 add kai. evpigno,ntej th.n tou/ qeou/
evne,rgeian (“And when they heard it, _and recognized the working of
God_ …”), a clause which Harris was a...
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Verse Acts 4:24. _LORD, THOU ART GOD_] Δεσποτα, συ ὁ
Θεος, _Thou God_ art the _sovereign Lord_. Thy rule is universal,
and thy power unlimited; for thou hast the heaven and its glories, the
earth and...
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THEY LIFTED UP THEIR VOICE - To lift up the voice, among the Hebrews,
was a phrase denoting either an “address” to the people Judges
9:7, or a phrase expressive of “weeping” Genesis 29:11; Judges
2:4;...
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CHAPTER 4
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1. Their Arrest (Acts 4:1).
2. The Result of the Testimony (Acts 4:4).
3. Peter and John before the Rulers and Elders (Acts 4:5).
4. Peter's bold witness ...
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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) or at least
had a hall where they could all meet. The prayer (Acts 4:24)...
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ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
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When they had been released, they came to their own people and they
told them all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When
they had heard the story, with one accord, they lifted up the...
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WITH ONE ACCORD. See note on Acts 1:14.
LORD. Greek. _Despotes._ App-98.
ART GOD. The texts omit
HAST MADE. rnadest.
EARTH. Greek. _ge_ App-129....
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_And when they heard that_(better _it_)] The Greek = _and having
heard_.
_they lift up their voice to God with one accord, and said_ The words
of the prayer which follows have so direct a reference to...
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ὁ θεὸς after σὺ omitted with אAB. _Vulg_. has ‘tu es qui
fecisti.’
24. ΟἹ ΔῈ�, _and they, having heard it_, viz. the report of
the threats.
ἮΡΑΝ ΦΩΝΉΝ, _lifted up their voice_. The compound verb
ἐπαί...
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THE APOSTLES RELEASED. THEIR PRAYER AND ITS ANSWER...
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_THE APOSTLES IN THEIR OWN COMPANY ACTS 4:23-37:_ When the apostles
came back to their own company they: (1) reported what commands and
injunctions their accusers had lain upon them, (2) reported what...
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ΆΚΟΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part., см._ Acts 4:19. ΉΡΑΝ
_aor. ind. act. от_ Α'ΊΡΩ поднимать.
ΔΈΣΠΟΤΑ _voc. sing. от_ ΔΕΣΠΟΤΉΣ (G1203)
Господь, господин, тот, кто обладает
властью и могуществом больше други...
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LORD, THOU ART GOD, &C.— The sense is, "Lord, thou hast all power,
and thy word is fulfilled. Men do rage against thee, but their rage is
in vain....
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See notes on verse 23...
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And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one
accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and
earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
AND WHEN THEY HEA...
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5 This was the supreme spiritual judiciary in Israel. It comprised the
heads of the twenty-four courses of priests, the scribes, and elders,
said to have been in all seventy-one. The names of the chie...
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4:24 Lord, (a-17) Lit. 'despot,' 'the master' of a slave; 'one having
sovereign power,' as Luke 2:29 , 1 Timothy 6:1 ,1 Timothy 6:2 , 2 Tim...
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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 4:2)...
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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....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 4
THE *JEWISH LEADERS ARREST PETER AND JOHN, 4:1-4
V1 Peter and John were speaking to the people. As they spoke, the
priests, the captain of th...
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THEY LIFTED UP THEIR VOICE TO GOD WITH ONE ACCORD. — The phrase
seems to imply an intonation, or chant, different from that of common
speech (Acts 14:11; Acts 22:22). The joint utterance described may...
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ὁμοθυμαδὸν, see above on Acts 1:14. The word must not be
pressed to mean that they all simultaneously gave utterance to the
same words, or that they were able to do so, because they were
repeating a f...
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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 threats is prayer. The Apostles'
one petition just then was...
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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
ph...
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Compelled to Preach
Peter and John made it clear that in their view the Sanhedrin had no
authority to countermand a command from God. Further, they felt
compelled, by the power of the things they had...
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(10) And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with
one accord, and said, Lord, thou [art] God, which hast made heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
(10) We shoul...
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_With one accord. With one mind, as in the Greek, and with one voice,
being inspired by the Holy Ghost, they fell to prayer. (Witham)_...
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SECOND PENTECOST
23-31. During the imprisonment and trial of Peter and John the one
hundred and eighteen, with quite a host of the Pentecostal converts,
are pushing the battle for God and souls on the...
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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 that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accor...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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We are taught by this example what is our duty to do when our
adversaries do imperiously threaten us; for we must not carelessly
laugh in time of danger, but the fear of danger ought to drive us to
cr...
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In a word, they are invited to return by repentance, and enjoy all the
promises made to Israel. The Messiah Himself should return from heaven
to establish their blessing. The whole nation is here addr...
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AND WHEN THEY HEARD THAT,.... The whole of the report the apostles
made; and which they heard with patience, and without making any
unworthy reflections upon the sanhedrim; and being, on the one hand,...
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And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one
accord, and said, Lord, thou _art_ God, which hast made heaven, and
earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Ver. 24. _Lord_]...
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_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 together, praying for them; _and reported all that the ch...
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In seasons of trial the friends of God unbosom themselves to him, and
find him to be a very present and all-sufficient helper; able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that they ask or think, so that...
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AND WHEN THEY HEARD THAT, THEY LIFTED UP THEIR VOICE TO GOD WITH ONE
ACCORD AND SAID, LORD, THOU ART GOD, WHICH HAST MADE HEAVEN, AND
EARTH, AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS;...
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THE PRAYER AND THE FURTHER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONGREGATION.
The report of the apostles and the prayer:...
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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
ev...
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SO WHEN THEY HEARD THAT, THEY RAISED THEIR VOICE TO GOD WITH ONE
ACCORD AND SAID: " LORD, YOU _ARE_ GOD, WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH AND
THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM,
25 WHO BY THE MOUTH OF YOUR SE...
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And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one
accord, and said,. Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth
and the sea, and all that in them is:
'WITH ONE ACCORD'-(Acts...
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23-31 Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own
company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and
suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and
t...
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OLBGrk;
AND WHEN THEY, their own company, believers, unto whom they went,
HEARD THAT, THEY LIFTED UP THEIR VOICE TO GOD WITH ONE ACCORD; either
jointly, with one heart and spirit, agreeing in the same...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
against Thy holy Son Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed, both Herod and
Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were
gathered together, to do whats...
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Acts 4:24 So G1161 that G191 (G5660) raised G142 (G5656) voice G5456
to G4314 God G2316 accord...
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‘And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one
accord, and said, “O Lord (despota), you who made the heaven and the
earth and the sea, and all that in them is,” '
“O Lord (despo...
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GOD'S RESPONSE TO THE WARNINGS OF THE SANHEDRIN (4:23-31)....
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Acts 4:24. THEY LIFTED UP THEIR VOICE TO GOD WITH ONE ACCORD. In what
manner now are we to conclude that this primitive congregation of
Christ's followers poured forth their earnest supplications to t...
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_The Apostles with their own People after their Release,_ 23-31.
The prayer of the Church of Jerusalem to God to support and defend the
threatened and persecuted followers of His Son, and the answer...
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WITH ONE ACCORD
(ομοθυμαδον). A concert of voices as already seen by the
word in Acts 1:14; Acts 2:46 and later in Acts 5:12; Acts 7:57;...
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Acts 4:23
I. The whole Church is interested in the proceedings of its individual
members.
II. The right method of treating opposition to the Kingdom of Christ.
III. The spiritual and social results...
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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 Christ's disciples we may expect to
encounter antagon...
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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 Nazareth. In the eighth verse we read:
Acts 4:8. The...
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CONTENTS: The first persecution. Peter's address to the Sanhedrin.
Preaching in Jesus' name forbidden. Christians again filled with the
Spirit. State of the Church at Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesu...
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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 on...
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THEY ALL JOINED TOGETHER. Someone would lead the prayer. They had been
ordered to stop their activities, so they go to God in prayer....
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_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 not wish to separate themselves from the
Jewish Churc...
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_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 call ourselves free, but there is not an absolutely f...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 4:23. THEIR OWN COMPANY.—Not the apostles merely, but their
friends in the faith generally.
Acts 4:24. O LORD!—Addressed not to Christ, as in Acts 1:24, who,
however, is also...
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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
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Now 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 the resurrection...
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1 Thessalonians 5:16; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Kings 19:15; 2 Kings 19:19;...
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Lord [δ ε σ π ο τ α]. See on 2 Peter 2:1....
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THE RESULTS OF A FAITHFUL TESTIMONY
Acts 4:13
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
A real problem presented itself to the rulers of the Jews. They were
greatly perturbed by the preaching of the disciples, and by the...
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The sense is, Lord, thou hast all power. And thy word is fulfilled.
Men do rage against thee: but it is in vain....