Acts 4:21

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Summary

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

How

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General references

Acts 16:35

Bible References

How

Then the captain went with the officers and brought them back, without hurting them (because they were afraid of the people, worried that they might be stoned).

And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the people, because they regarded Jesus as a prophet.

But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”

He was teaching day after day in the temple [porches and courts]; but the chief priests and scribes and the leading men among the people were seeking [a way] to put Him to death,

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are firmly convinced that John was a prophet.”

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom].

For all

But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have; but what I do have I give to you: In the name (authority, power) of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—[begin now to] walk and go on walking!”

And when the demon was driven out [by Jesus], the mute man spoke; and the crowds wondered in amazement, saying, “Never before has anything like this [miracle] been seen in Israel.”

So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they praised and glorified the God of Israel.

They were all astonished, and they began glorifying God; and they were filled with [reverential] fear and kept saying, “We have seen wonderful and incredible things today!”

As He was saying this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

For this reason the crowd went to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this [miraculous] sign.

General references

Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their officers, saying, “Release those men.”