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Acts 4:7
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After they had Peter and John stand before them, they began to question them: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”
And when they had set them in the middest, they asked, By what power, or by what name haue ye done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
They made Peter and John stand before them and then asked them, "By what power or authority did you do this?"
When they had put the men in front of them, they repeatedly asked, "By what sort of power, or in what name [that is, by what kind of authority], did you do this [healing]?"
When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
And when they had placed them in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this?"
They brought in Peter and John and made them stand in the middle while they questioned them. They asked, "By what power and in whose name have you done this?"
They had the emissaries stand before them and asked, "By what power or in what name did you do this?"
and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have *ye* done this?
They made Peter and John stand before all the people. They asked them over and over, "How did you make this crippled man well? What power did you use? By whose authority did you do this?"
And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?
And when they had made them to stand in the midst, they asked, By what power or by what name have you done this?
They made the apostles stand before them and asked them, "How did you do this? What power do you have or whose name did you use?"
And they made them stand in their midst and began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
And standing them in the midst, they were inquiring, By what sort of power, or by what sort of name did you do this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?
When they had stood them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
And when they had made them stand in the midst, they questioned them, By what power, or in what name, have you done this ?
And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this?
And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
When they had stood them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
And having set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
So they made the Apostles stand in the centre, and demanded of them, "By what power or in what name have you done this?"
And thei settiden hem in the myddil, and axiden, In what vertue, ether in what name, han ye don this thing?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have you done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have ye done this?
After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By what power or by what name have you done this?"
They brought in the two disciples and demanded, "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?"
They put the missionaries in front of them and asked, "By what power or in whose name have you done this?"
When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
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?
And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power or by what name, have you done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
and set the other before them and axed: by what power or what name have ye done this syrs?
and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'
and set them before them, and axed them: By what auctorite, Or in what name haue ye done this?
and having caused Peter and John to appear, they asked, by what influence, or by what authority have you done this?
They brought Pete and John into the meeting and asked them, "How did you do this? What name did you call down from heaven?"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
when: Acts 5:27, 1 Kings 21:12-14, John 8:3, John 8:9
By what power: Exodus 2:14, Matthew 21:23, Mark 11:28, John 2:18
by what name: Acts 4:10, Acts 5:28, Acts 5:40
Reciprocal: Ezra 5:3 - Who hath commanded you Psalms 69:6 - Let not Luke 20:2 - who Acts 3:6 - In Acts 3:16 - his Acts 5:21 - sent Acts 7:27 - Who 1 Corinthians 5:4 - the name
Cross-References
Indeed, the person who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him in any nation.Acts 15:9; Romans 2:13,27; 10:12-13; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 2:13,18; 3:6;">[xr]
Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey - either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?Matthew 6:24; John 8:34; 2 Peter 2:19;">[xr]
I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.to God, your reasonable worship">[fn]Psalm 50:13-14; Romans 6:13,16, 19; Romans 6:13,16, 19,1 Corinthians 6:13,20; 2 Corinthians 10:1; Hebrews 10:20; 1 Peter 2:5;">[xr]
For the person who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.2 Corinthians 8:21;">[xr]
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable because it has been sanctified by the Holy Spirit.Isaiah 66:20; Romans 11:13; Galatians 2:7-9; Philippians 2:17; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11;">[xr]
so that we would praiseto the praise of">[fn] his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.Matthew 3:17; 17:5; John 3:35; 10:17; Romans 3:24; 5:15;">[xr]
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents, for this is pleasing in God's sight.Genesis 45:10-11; Matthew 15:4; Ephesians 6:1-2; 1 Timothy 2:3;">[xr]
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did,did">[fn] and by it he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faithby it">[fn] he continues to speak, even though he is dead.Genesis 4:4,10; Matthew 23:35; Hebrews 12:24; 1 John 3:12;">[xr]
When that desire becomes pregnant, it gives birth to sin; when that sin grows up, it gives birth to death.Job 1:15:35; Psalm 7:14; Romans 6:21,23;">[xr]
you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Isaiah 61:6; 66:21; Hosea 14:2; Malachi 1:11; Romans 12:1; Ephesians 2:21-22; Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 3:6; 13:15-16; 1 Peter 4:11; 2:9;">[xr]
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when they had set them in the midst,.... Of the assembly, as the Ethiopic version adds; in the middle of the sanhedrim, which sat in a semicircular form; or as the Jews express it, as the half of a round corn floor, or as a half moon, and not in a perfect circle; because it was necessary that the contending parties, and the witnesses, might go in and speak before them all b; so that those that were set before them, were placed in the middle of them: and here Peter and John were set; so the Arabic version renders it, "when they set both": they sent for them out of the hold, or custody, where they had been all night, and ordered them to be brought before them, to be examined about their doctrine and practice:
they asked, by what power, or by what name have ye done this? they inquired of them, whether it was by a natural, or by a divine, or by a diabolical power, that they had wrought the cure upon the lame man? whether it was by the use of medicine, or by the help of magic art, and the assistance of the devil, which they were very ready to charge Christ and his disciples with? or whether they pretended to a divine and supernatural aid? and also what name they had made use of, and by whose authority they acted?
b Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 4. sect. 3. & Bartenora in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In the midst - In the presence of the Great Council.
By what power ... - A similar question was put to Christ in the temple, Matthew 21:23.
By what name - That is, by whose authority. It is very probable that they expected to intimidate the apostles by this question. They claimed the right of regulating the religious affairs of the nation. They had vast power with the people. They assumed that all power to instruct the people should originate with them; and they expected that the apostles would be confounded, as having violated the established usage of the nation. It did not seem to occur to them to enter into an investigation of the question whether this acknowledged miracle did not prove that they were sent by God, but they assumed that they were impostors, and attempted to silence them by authority. It has been usual with the enemies of religion to attempt to intimidate its friends, and when argument fails, to attempt to silence Christians by appealing to their fears.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 4:7. By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? — It seems that this council were convinced that the lame man was miraculously healed; but it is very likely that they believed the whole to be the effect of magic; and, as all intercourse with familiar spirits, and all spells, charms, c., were unlawful, they probably hoped that, on the examination, this business would come out, and that then these disturbers of their peace would be put to death. Hence they inquired by what power, ενποιαδυναμει, by what supernatural energy or in what name, by what mode of incantation; and who is the spirit you invoke, in order to do these things? False prophets, reputed witches, wizards, &c., were to be brought before the sanhedrin, to be by them judged, acquitted, or condemned, according to the evidence. Some think the words should be thus understood: Who gave you authority to teach publicly! This belongs to the sanhedrin. What, therefore, is your authority, and who is he who gave it to you?
