Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
King James Version
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Holman Bible
After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”
International Standard Version
They made Peter and John stand in front of them and began asking, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
A Conservative Version
And after placing them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
American Standard Version
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
Amplified
When they had put the men in
An Understandable Version
And when these men had Peter and John brought before them, they asked, "By whose authority or in what name have you done this thing [i.e., healed the crippled man]?"
Anderson New Testament
And when they had made them stand in the midst, they asked: By what power, or by what name have you done this?
Bible in Basic English
Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?
Common New Testament
And when they had set them in the midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
and having caused Peter and John to appear, they asked, by what influence, or by what authority have you done this?
Darby Translation
and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have ye done this?
Godbey New Testament
And having set them in the midst, asked them, By what power or in what name have you done this?
Goodspeed New Testament
They had the apostles brought before them and demanded of them, "By what power or authority have men like you done this?"
John Wesley New Testament
And having set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Julia Smith Translation
And having set them in the midst, they inquired, In what power, or in what name did ye do this?
King James 2000
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have you done this?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they made them stand in [their] midst [and] began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
Modern King James verseion
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have you done this?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and set the other before them, and asked, "By what power, or in what name, have ye done this, sirs?"
Moffatt New Testament
They made the men stand before them and inquired, "By what authority, in whose name, have you done this?"
Montgomery New Testament
Then they made the men stand before them and demanded, "By what power, or in what name, have you fellows done this?"
NET Bible
After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
New Heart English Bible
When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
Noyes New Testament
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, did ye do this?
Sawyer New Testament
and placing them in the midst, asked, By what power, or by what name, have you done this?
The Emphasized Bible
And, setting them in the midst, they began to enquire - In what manner of power, or in what manner of name, did, ye, do this?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And placing them in the midst, they interrogated them, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this thing?
Twentieth Century New Testament
They had Peter and John brought before them, and questioned them. "By what power," they asked, "Or in whose name have men like you done this thing?"
Webster
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have ye done this?
Weymouth New Testament
So they made the Apostles stand in the centre, and demanded of them, "By what power or in what name have you done this?"
Williams New Testament
They had the men stand before them and repeatedly inquired of them, "By what sort of power and authority have you done this?"
World English Bible
When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
Worrell New Testament
And, having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, "In what power or in what name, did ye do this?"
Worsley New Testament
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked them, By what power, or in what name have ye done this?
Youngs Literal Translation
and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, 'In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'
Themes
Caiaphas » Peter and other disciples accused before
Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Peter and john
John » The apostle » Imprisoned by the rulers of the jews
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Peter » Accused by the council; his defense
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Reprove and threaten peter and john
Interlinear
Poios
ποῖος
Poios
what, which, what things, what way, what manner of
Usage: 19
Dunamis
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 4:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter And John On Trial Before The Sanhedrin
6 Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?” 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said: You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 21:23
When he went into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching. They asked: By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?
Acts 4:10
Let it be known to you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you impaled and whom God raised from the dead, even by him this man stands before you healed.
Exodus 2:14
The man replied: Who made you a prince or a judge over us? Are you intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? Moses was afraid and said: Surely the matter has become known.
1 Kings 21:12-14
They gave orders for a day of public sorrow and put Naboth at the head of the people.
Mark 11:28
They said to him: By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you authority to do these things?
John 2:18
The Jews asked him: What sign would you show us seeing that you do these things?
John 8:3
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John 8:9
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Acts 5:27-28
They brought them before the council and the high priest asked them:
Acts 5:40
They agreed with him and called the apostles. They beat them and commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.