Acts 4:23

Acts 4:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
• New International Version (NIV)On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

Context of Acts 4:23

21When 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; 22for the man on whom this miracle of healing had been performed was more than forty years old. When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported everything that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24And when they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said, “Lord, it is You who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them, 25who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, ‘Why were the nations insolent, And the peoples plotting in vain?

Acts 4:23 word by word

Ἀπολυθέντες δὲ ἦλθον πρὸς τοὺς ἰδίους καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν ὅσα πρὸς αὐτοὺς οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι εἶπαν.Read the interlinear

• When they had been releasedἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• they wentἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to their ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• and reportedἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• everythingὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• that the chiefἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• and the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• had saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Acts 4:23

• Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
• Acts 2:44And all the believers were together and had all things in common;
• Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
• Acts 16:40They left the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers and sisters, they encouraged them and departed.
• Psalms 16:3As for the saints who are on the earth, They are the majestic ones; all my delight is in them.
• Psalms 42:4I remember these things and pour out my soul within me. For I used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God, With a voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.
• Psalms 119:63I am a companion to all those who fear You, And to those who keep Your precepts.
• Proverbs 13:20One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
• Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened attentively and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and esteem His name.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness?

Commentaries on Acts 4:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23They went to their own company - This was properly the first persecution that had been raised up against the Church since the resurrection of Christ; and as the rest of the disciples must have known that Peter and John had been cast into prison, and that they were to be examined before the sanhedrin, and knowing the evil disposition of the rulers toward their brethren, they doubtless made joint supplication to God for their safety. In this employment it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Their own company - They joined the other apostles and Christians, Acts 2:44-45. And reported … - It doubtless became a subject of interesting inquiry what they should do in this case. They had been threatened by the highest authority of the nation, and commanded not to preach again in the name of Jesus. Whether they should obey them and be silent, or whether they should leave Jerusalem and preach elsewhere, could not but be an interesting subject of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own company. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events; and the Scriptures must be fulfilled. Jesus was anointed to be a Saviour, therefore it was determined he should be a sacrifice, to make atonement for sin. But sin is not the less evil for God's bringing good out…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-31The believers heard the report that their leaders had been threatened and commanded never again to speak about Jesus (4:18). The Christian movement was clearly under attack from the religious authorities, so they united in prayer. They turned to God, sharing their troubles and asking for courage to speak the message. They also asked God to send signs and wonders to confirm that the message was true. God answered their request in a clear and powerful way.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-3723-30. being let go, they went to their own company--Observe the two opposite classes, representing the two interests which were about to come into deadly conflict.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 4:23

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Commentaries on Acts 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings