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Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

Acts 4

Acts 4:3

IN HOLD; in prison, or under guard, for safe-keeping. EVENTIDE; evening. When the gospel is faithfully preached, and multitudes embrace it, its opposers are greatly grieved. If they have power, they often attempt to stop its progress by force. But truth cannot be bound or imprisoned: and the impris... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:5

RULERS; members of the Sanhedrim, or great council of the Jewish nation, which consisted of about seventy persons, and had the general superintendence of public affairs.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:6

ANNAS; he had been high-priest, and was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high-priest at that time. OF THE KINDRED; relations.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:10

BY THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH; by his authority and power. The change produced in a man by the influences of the Holy Spirit is truly wonderful. He who followed Christ "afar off," and trembled at the voice even of a maid-servant, can now face undismayed the assembled dignitaries of the nat... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:13

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 whom they had seen among the followers of Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:14

NOTHING AGAINST IT; they could not deny the reality or greatness of the miracle, or the truth of what Peter had said.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:16

Wicked men continue to oppose the cause of Christ without any good reason, and when they can with truth say nothing against it.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:19

JUDGE YE; God required them to speak; the council forbade them. Which ought they to obey? Human laws which require men to disobey God are of no obligation, and should not be obeyed.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:20

WE CANNOT; they could not obey their rulers, and yet do right; neither can any man, when rulers command what God forbids.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:21

BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE; should they punish the apostles, they feared that the people would rise, and give them trouble.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:24

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 they can add their testimony to that of ten thousand thousand, "Blessed are all they that put their... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:28

DETERMINED BEFORE; ACTS 2:23; Acts 3:18. The enemies of God, in all their efforts to obstruct the progress of his cause, are doing only what he, for the wisest and best reasons, determined to suffer them to do, and what he will overrule for the highest good of his people. Romans 8:28.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:34

NEITHER WAS THERE ANY AMONG THEM THAT LACKED; that lacked a supply of their wants, though many were far from home, and had not with them the means of support.... [ Continue Reading ]

Acts 4:35

AS HE HAD NEED; for the supply of his present necessities. Union to Christ by believing in him, produces union among his people. and leads them to delight in doing good, as they have opportunity, to all, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10.... [ Continue Reading ]

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