Acts 4:17

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Summary

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

That it

Let

General references

Psalm 83:4

Bible References

That it

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” So they were persuaded by him.

Why do the nations rebel

and the peoples plot in vain?

As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it,

struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them.

But all did not obey the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?

For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,

For the Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith

in God has gone out. Therefore, we don’t need to say anything,

Let

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

So the Lord’s anger was against Amaziah, and He sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why have you sought a people’s gods that could not deliver their own people from your hand?”

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence
and inscribe it on a scroll;
it will be for the future,
forever and ever.

Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and chief official in the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.

“This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You in your own name have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests, saying:

The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but disaster.”

But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”

Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living and give your prophecies there,

“Quit your preaching,” they preach.
“They should not preach these things;
shame will not overtake us.”

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs?

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us; they displease God and are hostile to everyone,

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They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation
so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”