Acts 4:11a| captain| Acts 5:24, 26;| Luke 22:52
| I.e., the captain of the temple guard.
Acts 4:12b| Sadducees| Acts 5:17;| 23:8;| Matt. 22:23
| See note 72 in Matt. 3.
Acts 4:21| in
| I.e., in the power (with the nature and character) of.
Acts 4:2a| resurrection| Acts 2:24;| 17:18
Acts 4:3a| laid| Acts 5:18;| Luke 21:12
Acts 4:4a| thousand| cf. Acts 2:41;| 5:14;| 6:1
Acts 4:51| gathered
| This was a gathering of the Jewish Sanhedrin (v. 15). In the four Gospels this Sanhedrin, composed of the Jewish leaders, became the strongest opponent of the Lord Jesus and His ministry and condemned Him to death (Matt. 26:59). Now, in this book, the same Sanhedrin, with the same constituents, began the persecution of the apostles and their ministry (5:21; 6:12; 22:30). This indicates that Judaism had fallen into the hand of God’s enemy, Satan the devil, and was being used by him in his attempt to frustrate and even destroy God’s move in His New Testament economy for the carrying out of His eternal purpose, that is, to bring His kingdom to the earth by establishing and building up the churches through the preaching of the gospel of Christ.
Acts 4:61a| Caiaphas| Luke 3:2;| Matt. 26:3;| John 11:49;| 18:13-14, 24
| A high priest (Luke 3:2).
Acts 4:62| John
| John and Alexander might have been the kindred of the high priest. In any case, they must have been dignitaries among the Jews, since they are named with the leaders of the Jewish Sanhedrin (v. 15).
Acts 4:71| By
| Lit., By what kind of power or in what kind of name…
Acts 4:81| filled
| Filled outwardly and economically (see note 42 in ch. 2).
Acts 4:8a| Spirit| Matt. 10:20;| Luke 12:12
Acts 4:9a| sick| Acts 3:2, 7-8
Acts 4:91| healed
| Lit., saved.
Acts 4:10a| name| Acts 3:6, 16
Acts 4:101| Nazarene
| See note 62 in ch. 3.
Acts 4:102| you
| You here is emphatic.
Acts 4:10b| crucified| Acts 2:23
Acts 4:103| God
| See note 241 in ch. 2.
Acts 4:10c| raised| Acts 2:24;| 5:30
Acts 4:111| stone
| This word was spoken by the Lord in Matt. 21:42 (see note 1 there), quoted from Psa. 118:22. It unveiled the Jewish leaders’ rejection of Him and God’s honoring of Him for the building of His habitation among His people on the earth. By this word Peter learned to know the Lord as the precious stone held in honor by God, as he expounded concerning Him in his first Epistle (1|Pet. 2:4-7). Peter’s quoting of this word indicates that he preached Christ not only as the Savior for the sinners’ salvation but also as the stone for God’s building. It is such a Christ who is the unique salvation to sinners, and it is in His unique name under heaven, a name despised and rejected by the Jewish leaders but honored and exalted by God (Phil. 2:9-10), that sinners must be saved (v. 12) not only from sin (Matt. 1:21) but also to participate in God’s building (1|Pet. 2:5).
Acts 4:112| considered
| Or, rejected. Implying to despise, to consider as nothing (cf. Mark 9:12).
Acts 4:113a| head| Isa. 28:16;| Eph. 2:20
| See note 422 in Matt. 21.
Acts 4:12a| name| Luke 24:47;| Acts 10:43
Acts 4:12b| saved| Matt. 1:21;| Acts 2:21
Acts 4:13a| boldness| Acts 4:29, 31;| 9:27, 28;| 13:46;| 14:3;| Eph. 6:19
Acts 4:131b| uneducated| John 7:15
| Lit., unlettered.
Acts 4:132| laymen
| Referring to one without professional knowledge.
Acts 4:151a| Sanhedrin| Acts 5:21, 27, 34;| 6:12;| 22:30;| 23:1;| Matt. 10:17;| Mark 13:9
| See note 226 in Matt. 5.
Acts 4:16a| sign| John 11:47;| 12:18-19
Acts 4:18a| not| Acts 5:28, 40
Acts 4:19a| rather| Acts 5:29
Acts 4:20a| seen| Acts 22:15;| 1|John 1:1-3
Acts 4:21a| people| Acts 5:26;| Matt. 21:26;| Luke 20:19
Acts 4:231| own
| Referring to the church people, who were made distinct and separate from the Jews by calling on the name of Jesus (9:14). All the brothers and sisters in the Lord are the believers’ own people.
Acts 4:24a| one| Acts 1:14
Acts 4:241| Sovereign
| The Greek word for Sovereign Master denotes a master (of a slave), one who has absolute sovereign power, as in Luke 2:29; Jude 4; Rev. 6:10; 1|Tim. 6:1-2.
Acts 4:24b| made| Exo. 20:11;| Psa. 146:6
Acts 4:25a| Why| Psa. 2:1
Acts 4:251| rage
| The Greek word means to snort like a horse; i.e., to be haughty, insolent.
Acts 4:26a| His| Acts 3:18;| Luke 9:20
Acts 4:27a| gathered| Matt. 27:1-2, 11-12;| Luke 23:1-25
Acts 4:27b| Servant| Acts 4:30;| 3:13
Acts 4:27c| anointed| Luke 4:18;| Acts 10:38;| Heb. 1:9
Acts 4:27d| Pontius| Luke 3:1;| 1|Tim. 6:13
Acts 4:28a| do| Isa. 46:10
Acts 4:281| predestined
| Cf. determined in 2:23 and note 1.
Acts 4:29a| boldness| Acts 4:13, 31
Acts 4:30a| stretching| Psa. 138:7;| Prov. 31:20
Acts 4:30b| signs| Acts 2:22, 43
Acts 4:30c| name| Acts 3:6;| Mark 16:17
Acts 4:30d| holy| Acts 4:27
Acts 4:31a| shaken| Acts 16:26;| Psa. 77:18
Acts 4:311| filled
| See note 42 in ch. 2.
Acts 4:31b| boldness| Acts 4:13, 29
Acts 4:32a| heart| 2|Chron. 30:12
Acts 4:32b| soul| Phil. 1:27;| 2:2
Acts 4:321| not
| See note 451 in ch. 2.
Acts 4:322| common
| See note 441 in ch. 2.
Acts 4:33a| power| Acts 1:8;| 6:8
Acts 4:331b| testimony| Acts 2:40;| 8:25
| See note 322 in ch. 2.
Acts 4:332c| grace| Acts 11:23;| 13:43;| 14:3, 26;| 15:11, 40;| 18:27;| 20:24, 32
| See notes 171 in John 1 and 101 in 1|Cor. 15.
Acts 4:34a| neither| cf. 2|Cor. 8:14-15
Acts 4:341| sold
| See note 451 in ch. 2.
Acts 4:35a| feet| Acts 5:2
Acts 4:35b| distributed| Acts 2:45
Acts 4:361a| Barnabas| Acts 11:22, 24, 30
| Aramaic, meaning son of prophecy, applied figuratively to one who speaks to encourage, exhort, and console people.
Acts 4:36b| Levite| Num. 8:19
Acts 4:36c| Cyprian| Acts 15:39;| 27:4