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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber and conferred among themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But having commanded them to go outside the Council, they began to confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they <i>began</i> to confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they began to confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But when they had ordered them to go aside out of the Council, they <i>began</i> to confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But when they had ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they <i>began to</i> confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But after ordering them to step out of the Council [chamber], they <i>began</i> to confer among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After they had ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they conferred among themselves, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The officials commanded them to leave the council room. Then the officials said to each other, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So they ordered Peter and John to leave the council room and began to discuss the matter among themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they told them to leave the Council room, and then they started discussing among themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they ordered them to leave the Council and began to discuss the matter among themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to withdraw from the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin while they conferred among themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having commanded them to go away out of the Sanhedrin, they took counsel with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But having commanded them to go outside the Council, they began to confer with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having urged them to depart out of the council, they deliberated with one another,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But they commanded them to go aside out of the council; and they conferred among themselves, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they ordered them to withdraw outside, away from the council, and they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, and conferred with one another, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they ordered them to leave the council while they discussed the matter with one another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But when they had commanded them to be taken aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Then they ordered to remove them from their assembly, and they were saying one to another:<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But, having commanded them to go aside out of the Sanhedrin, they consulted with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And having commanded them to depart out from the assembly, they conferred with one another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But bidding them retire out of the council-chamber, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />having therefore order'd them to withdraw from the council, they conferred among themselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin while they conferred among themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But, having ordered them to go aside out of the Sanhedrin, they were conferring one with another,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore they ordered them to withdraw from the council,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/4-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1018" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/4.htm">The Name Forbidden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">So</a> <a href="/greek/2753.htm" title="2753: keleusantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To command, order, direct, bid. From a primary kello; hail; to incite by word, i.e. Order.">they ordered</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apelthein (V-ANA) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">to leave</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Prep) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4892.htm" title="4892: synedriou (N-GNS) -- A council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin. ">Sanhedrin</a> <a href="/greek/4820.htm" title="4820: syneballon (V-IIA-3P) -- From sun and ballo; to combine, i.e. to converse, consult, dispute, to consider, to aid, to join, attack.">and then conferred</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlous (RecPro-AMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">together.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Acts 5:34-40</a></span><br />But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time. / “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men. / Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">Matthew 21:23-27</a></span><br />When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?” / “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. / What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Luke 20:1-8</a></span><br />One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him. / “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?” / “I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-27.htm">Mark 11:27-33</a></span><br />After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him. / “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?” / “I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-45.htm">John 7:45-52</a></span><br />Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?” / “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered. / “Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3-5</a></span><br />At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, / and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. / “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him. / “But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a></span><br />and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-10.htm">John 12:10-11</a></span><br />So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, / for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Acts 5:17-18</a></span><br />Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out / and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11-14</a></span><br />Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” / So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-6.htm">Acts 23:6-10</a></span><br />Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” / As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. / For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/25-24.htm">Acts 25:24-27</a></span><br />Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer. / But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him. / I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-7.htm">2 Chronicles 18:7-8</a></span><br />The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. / So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,</p><p class="hdg">to go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Acts 5:34</a></b></br> Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/26-30.htm">Acts 26:30-32</a></b></br> And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/luke/22-29.htm">Confer</a> <a href="/acts/4-9.htm">Conferred</a> <a href="/john/11-47.htm">Council</a> <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/john/3-25.htm">Discussion</a> <a href="/acts/2-27.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/john/11-47.htm">Sanhedrim</a> <a href="/john/11-47.htm">Sanhedrin</a> <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/acts/4-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-6.htm">Confer</a> <a href="/acts/25-12.htm">Conferred</a> <a href="/acts/4-26.htm">Council</a> <a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/acts/15-2.htm">Discussion</a> <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/acts/5-27.htm">Sanhedrim</a> <a href="/acts/5-21.htm">Sanhedrin</a> <a href="/acts/4-26.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/acts/4-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-1.htm">The rulers of the Jews, offended with Peter's sermon,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-3.htm">imprison him and John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-5.htm">After, upon examination </a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-8.htm">Peter boldly avouching the lame man to be healed by the name of Jesus, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-11.htm">and that only by the same Jesus we must be eternally saved,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-13.htm">they threaten him and John to preach no more in that name,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-23.htm">whereupon the church flees to prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-31.htm">And God, by moving the place where they were assembled, testifies that he heard their prayer; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">confirming the church with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and with mutual love and charity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin</b><br>The Sanhedrin was the highest Jewish council and court in Jerusalem, composed of chief priests, elders, and scribes. It held significant religious and political authority. The apostles Peter and John were brought before this council after healing a man in Jesus' name, which caused a stir among the people. The Sanhedrin's order for them to leave indicates a private deliberation, reflecting the council's concern over the growing influence of the apostles and the message of Jesus' resurrection. This setting underscores the tension between the early Christian movement and Jewish religious authorities.<p><b>and then conferred together.</b><br>The act of conferring together suggests a strategic discussion among the Sanhedrin members. They were likely debating how to handle the apostles without inciting public unrest, as the miracle performed was widely recognized and praised by the people. This moment highlights the Sanhedrin's struggle to maintain control and authority in the face of undeniable evidence of divine power. The council's deliberation reflects the broader theme of opposition to the gospel message, as seen throughout the book of Acts, and foreshadows the continued persecution of the early church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter_and_john.htm">Peter and John</a></b><br>Apostles of Jesus Christ who were preaching the resurrection of Jesus and performing miracles, which led to their arrest and appearance before the Sanhedrin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanhedrin.htm">Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The Jewish ruling council, composed of religious leaders such as the chief priests, elders, and scribes, who held authority over Jewish religious and civil matters.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_healing_of_the_lame_man.htm">The Healing of the Lame Man</a></b><br>The miraculous healing performed by Peter and John at the temple gate called Beautiful, which led to their arrest and questioning by the Sanhedrin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the early Christian church.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_conference_of_the_sanhedrin.htm">The Conference of the Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The private deliberation by the Sanhedrin to decide how to respond to the apostles' actions and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Peter and John exemplify boldness in proclaiming the gospel despite facing powerful opposition. Believers today are encouraged to stand firm in their faith, trusting in God's power and presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The apostles' ability to speak with wisdom and authority before the Sanhedrin is a testament to the Holy Spirit's work. Christians are reminded to rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance and strength in challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_testimony.htm">The Power of Testimony</a></b><br>The undeniable miracle of the healed man served as a powerful testimony that even the Sanhedrin could not refute. Believers are encouraged to share their personal testimonies as evidence of God's work in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_human_plans.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans</a></b><br>Despite the Sanhedrin's attempts to suppress the apostles, God's purposes prevailed. This reassures Christians that God's plans cannot be thwarted by human opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_lectionary.htm">How are Church Business Meetings conducted effectively?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_apostolic_succession.htm">What defines Apostolic Succession in Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_peter_and_john_speak_boldly.htm">(Acts 4:13) Could uneducated fishermen like Peter and John realistically display such eloquence and boldness before religious authorities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_sin_ignorance.htm">Who were the three biblical men named Ananias?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/4-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they ordered</span><br /><span class="grk">κελεύσαντες</span> <span class="translit">(keleusantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2753.htm">Strong's 2753: </a> </span><span class="str2">To command, order, direct, bid. From a primary kello; 'hail'; to incite by word, i.e. Order.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to leave</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπελθεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(apelthein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sanhedrin</span><br /><span class="grk">συνεδρίου</span> <span class="translit">(synedriou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4892.htm">Strong's 4892: </a> </span><span class="str2">A council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] then conferred</span><br /><span class="grk">συνέβαλλον</span> <span class="translit">(syneballon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sun and ballo; to combine, i.e. to converse, consult, dispute, to consider, to aid, to join, attack.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλήλους</span> <span class="translit">(allēlous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/4-15.htm">Acts 4:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/4-15.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 4:15 But when they had commanded them (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/4-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 4:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 4:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/4-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 4:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 4:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>