Acts 4:15
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Acts 4:15 in other translations
| BSB | So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. |
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| WEB | But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, |
| ASV | But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, |
| YLT | and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another, |
| DARBY | but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another, |
| BBE | But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves, |
| Webster | But when they had commanded them to withdraw from the council, they conferred among themselves, |
What does Acts 4:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 4:13-17
13-17. perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men--that is, uninstructed in the learning of the Jewish schools, and of the common sort; men in private life, untrained to teaching. took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus--recognized them as having been in His company; remembering possibly, that they had seen them with Him [Meyer, Bloomfield, Alford]; but, more probably, perceiving in their whole…
Barnes' Notes
The council. Greek, The sanhedrim. This body was composed of seventy-one or seventy-two persons, and was entrusted with the principal affairs of the nation. It was a body of vast influence and power; and hence they supposed that their command might be sufficient to restrain ignorant Galileans from speaking. Before this same body, and probably the same men, our Saviour was arraigned; and by them condemned before he was delivered to the Roman governor, Mt 26:59, etc. And before this same body, and in the presence of the same men, Peter had just before denied his Lord, Mt 26:70, etc. The fact that the disciples had fled on a former occasion, and that Peter had denied his Saviour, may have operated to induce them to believe that they would be terrified by their threats, and deterred from preaching publicly in the name of Jesus.
A notable miracle. A known, undeniable miracle.
That it spread. That the knowledge of it may not spread among them any further.
Let us straitly threaten them. Greek, Let us threaten them with a threat. This is a Hebraism, expressing intensity, certainty, etc. The threat was a command Acts 4:18 not to teach, implying their displeasure if they did do it. This threat, however, was not effectual. On the next occasion, which occurred soon after, Acts 5:40, they added beating to their threats, in order to deter them from preaching in the name of Jesus.
(*) "out of the council" "Withdraw from"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 4:15-22
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Acts 4:15 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 4:15
- Matthew 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- Acts 26:30-32
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.
- Acts 5:34-42
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; And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. …
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Context
- Acts 4:14
And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
- Acts 4:15
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
- Acts 4:16
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
Acts 4:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas les mandaron que se saliesen fuera del concilio; y conferían entre sí, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et leur ayant ordonné de sortir du sanhédrin, ils conférèrent entre eux, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nachdem sie ihnen aber befohlen hatten, aus dem Synedrium zu gehen, überlegten sie miteinander und sagten: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Jusserunt autem eos foras extra concilium secedere: et conferebant ad invicem, |