Acts 4:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 4:15

The Name of Jesus Forbidden

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, ^aand perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

14 And seeing the man who had been healed ^astanding with them, they could say nothing against it.

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 saying, ^a“What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a¹ notable miracle has been done through them is ^bevident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”

18 ^aSo they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, ^a“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

20 ^aFor we cannot but speak the things which ^bwe have seen and heard.”

21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, ^abecause of the people, since they all ^bglorified God for ^cwhat had been done.

22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.

Prayer for Boldness

23 And being let go, ^athey went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

Verse Comparison: Acts 4:15

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American Standard Version
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

Amplified® Bible
But having ordered [the prisoners] to go aside out of the council [chamber], they conferred (debated) among themselves,

Contemporary English Version
The officials commanded them to leave the council room. Then the officials said to each other,

Darby English Version
but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another,

Good News Bible
So they told them to leave the Council room, and then they started discussing among themselves.

International Standard Version
So they ordered them to leave the Council and began to discuss the matter among themselves.

King James Version
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

New American Standard Bible
But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they {began} to confer with one another,

New International Version
So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

New King James Version
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they began to confer with one another,

Young's Literal Translation
and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,

New English Translation
But when they had ordered them to go outside the council,¹ they began to confer with one another,

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