Acts 4:11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 4:1-37

The Ministry of the Apostles (3:1-6:7). The pouring out of the Holy Spirit having taken place, and the infant church having been shown to be established, Luke now goes on to deal with the way in which the infant church rapidly expanded, firstly through the ministry of the Apostles (Acts 3:1 to Acts 6:7), and then more widely through the ministry of some of their appointees (Acts 6:8 to Acts 9:31). God is revealed as at work in sovereign power, and His Apostles are having to keep up. But it is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 4:11

“He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.” Then to support his case Peter indirectly cites Scripture. The citation is from Psalms 118:22. It is either Peter’s paraphrase or a quotation from an unknown source, probably the former. He stresses ‘set at nought’ rather than ‘rejected’. He has not forgotten the scenes that he witnessed and the ones he had heard about, when Jesus was truly ‘set at nought’. But that stone, rejected by the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 4:5-12

Acts 4:5-2 Kings : . A full meeting of the Sanhedrin takes place in the morning. Annas and Caiaphas are known to us; the former was high priest, A.D. 6– 15 ; Caiaphas, his son-in-law, A.D. 18– 34 . John and Alexander are otherwise unknown. These and the other high-priestly aristocrats belonged by tradition to the Sadducees (Schü rer, ii. 1:178 ). The court sits in a semicircle, the accused stand in the middle. The interrogation ( Acts 4:7) shows that no serious charge is brought against them;... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 4:11

Alluding to Psalms 118:22, in which there is a prophecy of what was now fulfilled: see Acts 2:23. You builders; so by their office they were, and ought to have been so indeed, and are here so called, that they might be minded of their duty, viz. to increase, strengthen, and beautify the building, and not to demolish, weaken, or deface it. The head of the corner; or the corner stone: Christ is frequently so called, Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10; and that, 1. Because he sustains and upholds the whole... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 4:5-12

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 4:5. Their rulers.—Not of the new converts or of the apostles, but of the people; hence the Sanhedrists. Elders,—Heads of families, Scribes,—Teachers of the law, and chief priests composed the Sanhedrin.Acts 4:6. Annas the high priest and Caiaphas.—Exactly as in the gospels (Luke 3:2; John 18:13), which accord to the former the first place in the high priesthood, “although his proper term of office (6–15 A.D.) had long since expired” (Zöckler), while the active duties of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 4:1-22

Acts 4:1-22 Look at this passage: (1) from the side of the Jewish leaders; (2) from the side of the Apostles. I. On the side of the Jewish leaders there was (1) illiberality; (2) shortsightedness; (3) impotence. II. On the side of the Apostles there was (1) complete intelligence within the sphere of their ministry; (2) unconquerable courage in narrating and applying facts; (3) Christian magnanimity in preaching the Gospel; (4) incorruptible loyalty to God and to His truth. Parker, City Temple,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Acts 4:1-37

Acts 4:0 Before the Council From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following practical inferences: I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to encounter antagonism. II. That if we are really Christ's disciples, there will be something about us that will remind the world of Him. The inner springs of character may be hidden, but the life will make evident of what sort they are. III. That if we are really Christ's disciples, the one rule of our lives will be... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 4:1-37

Chapter 4Now as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead ( Acts 4:1-2 ).The Sadducees, who were the spiritual leaders in those days . . . the priesthood was mostly made up of Sadducees . . . the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection, in angels, or in spirits. So they were very upset over the preaching of the resurrection.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 4:1-37

Acts 4:1 . The captain of the temple was the captain of the watch, and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep on their post. Hence the phrase, Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments. Revelation 16:15. Acts 4:3 . They laid hands on them, and put them in hold. Confined them, it would seem, in a place in the temple, used for that purpose. In the next chapter we find the apostles again... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 4:1-22

Acts 4:1-22And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them.The captain of the templewas an officer of a sort which Luke mentions in the plural in his Gospel (Luke 22:4), and is several times mentioned in the Old Testament, as in Jeremiah 20:1. This officer, with his subordinates, had charge of the Levites, especially of those who kept the night watch in the temple. A hint at the forms and ceremonies which accompanied his duties... read more

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