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ACTS 4:13-16
The Western text, preserved most fully in ith and copG67, rewrites the
account, emphasizing the perplexity of the Sanhedrin:
“Now when they all heard the firmness of Peter and John, con...
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Verse Acts 4:13. _THE BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN_] την
παρρησιαν, The _freedom_ and _fluency_ with which they spoke;
for they spoke now from the immediate influence of the Holy Ghost, and
their word w...
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BOLDNESS - This word properly denotes “openness” or “confidence
in speaking.” It stands opposed to “hesitancy,” and to
“equivocation” in declaring our sentiments. Here it means that, in
spite of dange...
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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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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 felt themselves overborne. It is that Peter and John are...
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ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
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When they saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and when they had
grasped the fact that they were men with no special knowledge and no
special qualifications, they were amazed; and they recognized them...
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NOW WHEN THEY SAW. And beholding. Greek _theoreo._ App-133.
BOLDNESS. outspokenness. Greek. _parrhesia._ Same word as "freely", in
Acts 2:29.
PERCEIVED. Greek. _katalambano._ Compare John 1:5.Ephesia...
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The Apostles are dismissed unpunished
13. _the boldness_ The word implies freedom and readiness of speech
such as would not be expected from the unlearned.
_of Peter and John_ Here we have evidence t...
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THE APOSTLES ARE DISMISSED UNPUNISHED...
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ΘΕΩΡΟΥ͂ΝΤΕΣ. This is not the common verb for _seeing_, but
implies that they beheld with some astonishment.
ΠΑΡΡΗΣΊΑΝ, a freedom and readiness of speech not to be
expected in unlearned men. This it w...
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_THE APOSTLES WERE THREATENED ACTS 4:13-22:_ Their persecutors were
perplexed by the boldness of Peter and John. They had perceived of
Peter and John as being unlearned, ignorant men. However, that is...
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UNLEARNED AND IGNORANT MEN,— _Illiterate men, and in private
stations of life;_ αγραμματοι και ιδιωται, men of
no education, nor in any public rank of life, as the priests and
magistrates were: _And t...
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BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN. Acts 4:5-22.
Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and
scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
Acts 4:6
and Annas the high priest was t...
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13, 14. Instead of answering evasively and timidly, as was expected of
men in their social position, when arraigned in such a presence, the
apostles had unhesitatingly avowed the chief deed of yesterd...
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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that
they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took
knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
NOW WHEN T...
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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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4:13 were (e-26) Or 'had been.' The council recognized them as former
companions of Christ....
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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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UNLEARNED AND IGNORANT MEN] This rendering gives a false impression.
What is meant is that the Apostles had not received the training of
rabbis, and were consequently unskilled in rabbinical tradition...
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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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WHEN THEY SAW THE BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN. — John, so far as we
read, had not spoken, but look and bearing, and, perhaps, unrecorded
words, showed that he too shared Peter’s courage. That “boldness...
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θεωροῦντες δὲ, _cf._ Acts 3:16, not merely βλέπ., as
in Acts 4:14, but “inest notio contemplandi cum attentione aut
admiratione,” Tittm., _Synon. N. T._, p. 121. The present participle
marks this cont...
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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 with Jesus? Our company always
influences us. A man is k...
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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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Commanded To Speak No More Under Jesus' Authority
It was obvious to those in the council that Peter and John had not
been trained by the rabbis or with the scribes, yet they dared to
interpret scriptu...
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(5) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived
that they were unlearned and (i) ignorant men, they marvelled; and
they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
(5)...
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The constancy of Peter and John, surprised the council very much. They
admired their knowledge of the Scriptures, seeing them men without
learning or letters,[2] and (as they are called idiots) they c...
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ILLITERACY OF THE APOSTLES
13. _“Seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and observing that they
are unlearned and ignorant men, they continue to be astonished and
recognize that they were with Jesus.”...
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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 them, that they had been with Jesus. (14) And behol...
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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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_COMPANIONS OF CHRIST_
‘They took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.’
Acts 4:13
The first outbreak of enmity against the disciples, and on their trial
men recognised that they had be...
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13.Here may we see an evil conscience; for being destitute of right
and reason, they break out into open tyranny, the hatred whereof they
had essayed to escape. Therefore, he doth first declare that t...
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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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NOW WHEN THEY SAW THE BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN,.... With what
courage and intrepidity they stood before them, the presence of mind
they had, and the freedom of speech they used, as the word properly...
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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that
they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took
knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Ver. 13. _Un...
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_Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John_ Observed with what
courage and freedom they spoke, and pleaded their Master's cause, and
to what a high degree they extolled him in the very presence...
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UNLEARNED AND IGNORANT; men in private life who had not been
instructed in the schools, or by the doctors of the law.
TOOK KNOWLEDGE OF THEM, THAT THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS; recognized them
as persons...
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The consultation of the Sanhedrin:...
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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 THEM THAT THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS....
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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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NOW WHEN THEY SAW THE BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN, AND PERCEIVED THAT
THEY WERE UNEDUCATED AND UNTRAINED MEN, THEY MARVELED. AND THEY
REALIZED THAT THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS.
1. What does "boldness" lo...
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Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived
that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they
took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
'BOLD...
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5-14 Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, would have all to
understand, that the miracle had been wrought by the name, or power,
of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom they had crucified; and thi...
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THEY WERE UNLEARNED; not wholly unlearned, but such as were without
any polite learning, or more than ordinary education, such as every
one amongst them had. IGNORANT MEN; idiots, so the Greek word, f...
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13, 14. Instead of answering evasively and timidly, as was expected of
men in their social position, when arraigned in such a presence, the
apostles had unhesitatingly avowed the chief deed of yesterd...
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Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X
but to this is opposed what is said in the Acts of the Apostles thus,
"Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived
that they were unlearned...
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Acts 4:13 Now G1161 saw G2334 (G5723) boldness G3954 Peter G4074 and
G2532 John G2491 and G2532 perceived...
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THE HEARING BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (4:1-22)....
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‘Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had
perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled;
and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.'
We o...
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Acts 4:13. UNLEARNED. Observing from the language and arguments used
that Peter and John were untaught in the rabbinical learning of the
Jewish schools.
AND OBSCURE, or common. Men of no mark.
THE...
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_Judgment of the Sanhedrim_, 13-18.
Astonishment of Sanhedrists at the ability of Peter's reply. They
remember the two apostles were companions of Jesus, and then consult
privately together. They see...
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THE BOLDNESS
(την παρρησιαν). Telling it all (παν, ρησια). See
also verses Acts 4:29; Acts 4:31. Actually Peter had turned the table
on the Sanhedrin and had arraigned them before the bar of God.HA...
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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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Acts 4:1
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 leaders there was (1) illiberality; (2)
shortsightedness; (3)...
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Acts 4:13
I. We must be with Jesus, if we would bear a good testimony for Him in
the presence of the world. To have heard of Him, to have read of Him,
is not enough: we must be with Him; walk with Him...
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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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ORDINARY MEN OF NO EDUCATION, As all Jews, they had been educated in
the synagogue schools, but had not attended the "theological schools"
of the teachers of the Law. COMPANIONS OF JESUS. They had thr...
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_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 an officer of a sort which Luke mentions in the plura...
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_Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John._
ST. PETER; OR, TRUE COURAGE
The grace of God, which St. Peter’s character and story specially
forces on our notice, is the true courage which comes...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 4:13 BOLDNESS is an important word in Acts 1:1,
describing Spirit-inspired courage to speak in spite of any danger.
See also...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 4:13. PERCEIVED.—Lit., _having perceived_ from what they saw
and heard at the time, or from previous inquiry. It would certainly
have been strange if the Sanhedrists, and in pa...
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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 Corinthians 1:27; Acts 2:7; John 18:16; John 18:17; John 19:26;...
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Boldness. See on freely, ch. 2 29.
Perceived [κ α τ α λ α β ο μ ε ν ο ι]. The word, meaning
originally to seize upon or lay hold of, occurs frequently in the New
Testament in different phases of this...
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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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Illiterate and uneducated men — Even by such men (though not by such
only) hath God in all ages caused his word to be preached before the
world....
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Observe here, 1. How convincing the boldness of the apostles was,
together with the undeniable evidence of the miracle wrought by them:
When the council observed both, they marvelled, the apostles bei...