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Acts 4:8
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Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:
Then Peter filled with the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and you elders,
Then Peter, filled with [the power of] the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people [members of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish High Court],
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people!
Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and told the nation's leaders and the elders:
Then Kefa, filled with the Ruach HaKodesh, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people!
Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders [of Israel],
Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, "Rulers of the people and you older leaders,
Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,
Then Simon Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Leaders of the people and elders of the house of Israel, listen.
Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, answered them, "Leaders of the people and elders:
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Then being filled of the Holy Spirit, Peter said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
Then Kefa, filled with the Ruach HaKodesh, said to them, "You rulers of the people, and Zakenim of Yisra'el,
Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people!Luke 12:11-12;">[xr]
Then Shemun Kipha was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of the house of Israel,
Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye.
Then Peter, full of the holy ghost, sayde vnto them: Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he replied, "Rulers and Elders of the people,
Thanne Petre was fillid with the Hooli Goost, and seide to hem, Ye pryncis of the puple, and ye eldre men, here ye.
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, You rulers of the people, and elders,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of our people,
Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said, "You who are leaders of the people,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Then Peter, filled with Holy Spirit, said unto them - Ye rulers of the people, and elders!
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people and ancients, hear.
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,
Then Peter full of ye holy goost sayd vnto them: ye rulars of the people and elders of Israel
Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Peter full of the holy goost, sayde vnto them: Ye rulers of the people, and ye Elders of Israel,
then Peter filled with the holy spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and senators of Israel,
With that, Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, let loose: "Rulers and leaders of the people, if we have been brought to trial today for helping a sick man, put under investigation regarding this healing, I'll be completely frank with you—we have nothing to hide. By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the One you killed on a cross, the One God raised from the dead, by means of his name this man stands before you healthy and whole. Jesus is ‘the stone you masons threw out, which is now the cornerstone.' Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which we can be saved, only this one."
Pete, who was filled with the Holy Spirit, said, "Y'all head honchos listen up!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
filled: Acts 4:31, Acts 2:4, Acts 7:55, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 10:20, Luke 12:11, Luke 12:12, Luke 21:14, Luke 21:15
Reciprocal: Psalms 107:32 - in the congregation Jeremiah 15:20 - I will Ezekiel 14:1 - certain Daniel 3:15 - we are Daniel 5:22 - thou Micah 3:8 - I am Mark 13:11 - take Mark 15:43 - and went Luke 1:41 - was Luke 24:20 - General John 10:38 - believe the John 20:22 - Receive Acts 4:5 - rulers Acts 13:9 - filled 1 Peter 1:12 - with 1 Peter 3:6 - and 1 Peter 3:15 - and be
Cross-References
And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;
And YHWH says to Cain, "Why do you have displeasure? And why has your countenance fallen?
And YHWH says to Cain, "Where [is] your brother Abel?" And he says, "I have not known; am I my brother's keeper?"
And He says, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground;
when you till the ground, it will not add to give its strength to you—a wanderer, even a trembling one, you are in the earth."
And YHWH says to him, "Therefore, of any slayer of Cain it is required sevenfold"; and YHWH sets to Cain a token that none finding him will slay him.
For sevenfold is required for Cain, || And for Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
And to Seth, to him also a son has been born, and he calls his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the Name of YHWH.
And Abner turns back to Hebron, and Joab turns him aside to the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and strikes him there in the fifth [rib]—and he dies—for the blood of his brother Asahel.
and your maidservant has two sons; and both of them strive in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and one strikes the other, and puts him to death;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost,.... At that very instant, having received a fresh measure of the gifts and graces of the Spirit, besides what he had poured forth upon him at the day of Pentecost; so that he had great courage and presence of mind, and freedom of speech, as Christ had promised his disciples they should have, when they were brought before governors and magistrates, Matthew 10:18. The case was much altered with Peter, he who but a little while ago was frightened by a servant maid, now stands before the Jewish sanhedrim, with undaunted courage and resolution:
and said unto them, ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel; he addresses them in a very handsome manner, and gives them their proper titles as magistrates; which ought to be done by men and Christians; honour should be given, to whom honour is due: the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, and some copies, add "hear", which seems very necessary; he called for audience, or desired to be heard a few words, in the defence of himself and fellow apostle, and in answer to their questions.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Filled with the Holy Ghost - See the notes on Acts 2:4.
Ye rulers ... - Peter addressed the Sanhedrin with perfect respect. He did not call in question their authority to propose this question. He seemed to regard this as a favorable opportunity to declare the truth and state the evidence of the Christian religion. In this he acted on the principle of the injunction which he himself afterward gave 1 Peter 3:15, “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.” Innocence is willing to be questioned; and a believer in the truth will rejoice in any opportunity to state the evidence of what is believed. It is remarkable, also, that this was before the Great Council of the nation - the body that was clothed with the highest authority. Peter could not have forgotten that before this very council, and these very men, his Master had been arraigned and condemned; nor could he have forgotten that in the very room where this same council was convened to try his Lord, he had himself shrunk from an honest avowal of attachment to him, and shamefully and profanely denied him.
That he was now able to stand boldly before this same tribunal evinced a remarkable change in his feelings, and was a most clear and impressive proof of the genuineness of his repentance when he went out and wept bitterly. Compare Luke 22:54-62. And we may remark here, that one of the most clear evidences of the sincerity of repentance is when it leads to a result like this. So deeply was the heart of Peter affected by his sin Luke 22:62, and so genuine was his sorrow, that he doubtless remembered his crime on this occasion, and the memory of it inspired him with boldness. It may be further remarked, that one evidence of the genuineness of repentance is a desire to repair the evil which is done by crime. Peter had done dishonor to his Master and his cause in the presence of the great council of the nation. Nothing, on such an occasion, would be more likely to do injury to the cause than for one of the disciples of the Saviour to deny him - one of his followers to be guilty of profaneness and falsehood. But here was an opportunity, in some degree, at least, to repair the evil. Before the same council, in the same city, and in the presence. of the same people, it is not an unnatural supposition that Peter rejoiced that he might have opportunity to bear his testimony to the divine mission of the Saviour whom he had before denied. By using the customary language of respect applied to the Great Council, Peter also has shown us that it is proper to evince respect for office and for those in power. Religion requires us to render this homage, and to treat men in office with deference, Matthew 22:21; Rom 13:7; 1 Peter 2:13-17.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 4:8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost — Which guided him into all truth, and raised him far above the fear of man; placing him in a widely different state of mind to that in which he was found when, in the hall of Caiaphas, he denied his Master, through fear of a servant girl. But now was fulfilled the promise of Christ, Matthew 10:18-20; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake; but take no thought how or what ye shall speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.
