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Acts 4:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 4:23

Verse 23 of 37

Scripture focus

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

Acts 4:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 4:23

Theological / Devotional

Their own company. Gr. hoi idioi, “their own.” Jewish authors writing in Greek use this expression for fellow soldiers and fellow countrymen; Paul employs it of relatives (see 1 Tim. 5:8; cf. Acts 24:23), a use that is also attested by the papyri; and John uses this expression for Jesus’ disciples (John 13:1). In the present passage, “their own” doubtless refers to the apostles’ fellow believers. Apparently they had no permanent place of meeting; at Pentecost they were probably in the upper room (see Acts 1:13; 2:1). As the church grew, they met daily in the Temple and also in one another’s houses (chs. 2:46; 12:12). Thus it was not difficult for Peter and John to find their fellow apostles and believers in a group.

Reported all. The report was made for the glory of God, and not for that of the apostles who related the account (see ch. 15:3, 4).

Chief priests and elders. See on v. 1.

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