Acts 4:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 4:21

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.

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

24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, ^aYou are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

25 who by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
^a‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?

26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’

27 “For ^atruly against ^bYour holy Servant Jesus, ^cwhom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

28 ^ato do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.

29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants ^athat with all boldness they may speak Your word,

30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, ^aand that signs and wonders may be done ^bthrough the name of ^cYour holy Servant Jesus.”

31 And when they had prayed, ^athe place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, ^band they spoke the word of God with boldness.

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32 Now the multitude of those who believed ^awere of one heart and one soul; ^bneither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

33 And with ^agreat power the apostles gave ^bwitness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And ^cgreat grace was upon them all.

Verse Comparison: Acts 4:21

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American Standard Version
And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Amplified® Bible
Then when [the rulers and council members] had further threatened them, they let them go, not seeing how they could secure a conviction against them because of the people; for everybody was praising {and} glorifying God for what had occurred.

Contemporary English Version
The officials could not find any reason to punish Peter and John. So they threatened them and let them go. The man who was healed by this miracle was more than forty years old, and everyone was praising God for what had happened.

Darby English Version
But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

Good News Bible
So the Council warned them even more strongly and then set them free. They saw that it was impossible to punish them, because the people were all praising God for what had happened.

International Standard Version
So they threatened them even more and then let them go. They couldn't find any way to punish them, because all the people continued to praise God for what had happened.

King James Version
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

New American Standard Bible
When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;

New International Version
After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.

New King James Version
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they all glorified God for what had been done.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they all glorified God for what had happened;

Young's Literal Translation
And they having further threatened `them', let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

New English Translation
After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising¹ God for what had happened.

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