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Acts 5:40

To him they agreed (epeisqhsan autw). First aorist passive indicative of peiqw, to persuade, the passive to be persuaded by, to listen to, to obey. Gamaliel's shrewd advice scored as against the Sadducaic contention (verse Acts 5:17).

Not to speak (mh lalein). The Sanhedrin repeated the prohibition of Acts 4:18 which the apostles had steadily refused to obey. The Sanhedrin stood by their guns, but refused to shoot. It was a "draw" with Gamaliel as tactical victor over the Sadducees. Clearly now the disciples were set free because only the Sadducees had become enraged while the Pharisees held aloof.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 5:40:

Acts 8:1
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