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

21The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God 22for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years. As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. 24When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— 25you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans?

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• being let goἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• they wentἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• their own companyἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• reportedἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• all thatὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• had saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 4:23

• Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).
• Acts 2:44And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.
• Acts 12:11Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!”
• Acts 16:40When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town.
• Psalms 16:3The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
• Psalms 42:4My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!
• Psalms 119:63I am a friend to anyone who fears you— anyone who obeys your commandments.
• Proverbs 13:20Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
• Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live 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