Acts 4
Peter and John Before the Council
When did the priests, captain of the temple, and Sadducees come upon Peter and John? (Verse 1)
Why were the priests, captain of the temple, and Sadducees annoyed? (verse 2)
When were Peter and John arrested? (verse 3)
What did the number of believing men come to? (Verse 4)
Who gathered together in Jerusalem on the next day? (Verse 5)
Of those in the gathering, who is mentioned by name? (Verse 6-8)
What was the question given to the disciples there? (Verse 7)
What was Peter filled with? (Verse 8)
How did Peter address them? (Verse 8)
What is the first thing Peter mentions after addressing his audience? (Verse 9)
What question does Peter answer? (verse 7-12)
What was the reason why the crippled man was standing before them well? (Verse 10)
Who is the stone that was rejected? (Verse 11)
Who are the builders? (verse 5,11)
Who became the cornerstone? (verse 11)
Can we be saved by any other name? (verse 12)
What was seen in Peter and John? (Verse 13)
Why were they astonished? (verse 13)
What did they recognize in Peter and John? (Verse 13)
Why did they not say anything in opposition? (verse 14)
When did they confer with one another? (Verse 15)
What question were they conferring about? (verse 16)
Why were they unable to deny the notable sign? (verse 16)
Why did they decide to warn them not to speak any more to anyone in Jesus' name? (verse 17)
What did they call Peter and John in to do? (Verse 18)
Did Peter and John become submissive and grant their request? (verse 19)
In who's sight did Peter and John say they they must judge whether it was right for listen? (Verse 19)
What did Peter and John "cannot but"? (Verse 20)
Were Peter and John threatened further? (Verse 21)
Was there a way found to punish Peter and John? (verse 21)
Why was there no way to punish them? (Verse 21)
How old was the man in whom the sign of healing was performed? (Verse 22)
The Believers Pray for Boldness
Who did Peter and John go to when they were released? (Verse 23)
What did Peter and John report? (Verse 23)
What was the response of Peter and John's friends when they heard the news? (Verse 24-30)
What did our sovereign Lord make? (verse 24)
Through who did our sovereign Lord speak? (verse 25)
How did our sovereign Lord speak? (verse 25)
What was said? (Verse 25-26)
What did they say in verse 29?
What was said in verse 30?
What happened when they prayed? (Verse 31)
They Had Everything in Common
When were the full number of those who believe of one heart and soul? (Verse 32, 1-32)
How were the apostles giving their testimony? (Verse 33)
Was there a needy person among them? (Verse 34)
What did the owners of lands and houses do? (Verse 34-37)
How were the proceeds of what was sold distributed? (Verse 34-35)
Who was Joseph in verse 36?
What did Joseph do? (Verse 37)
Thoughts
16 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
Why were they not super excited about the notable sign that was evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem including themselves?
Can we judge them for this?
Have we been in similar situations?
Has God clearly spoken, shown Himself, and confirmed His word and yet we wonder how we may deny what He has said?
17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”
And why would we suppress the speaking and glorification of God?
Have we ever done similar?
What did our sovereign Lord make? (verse 24) (Psalm 24)
Correlation
Acts 11 - Psalm 118:22
(Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19)
Acts 4:25-26 - Psalm 2
Application
“Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit,
“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’—
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’—
for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,
to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
Acts 4English Standard Version (ESV)
Peter and John Before the Council
4 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, 6 with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.11 This Jesus[a] is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.[b] 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men[c] by which we must be saved.”
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, 16 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.” 21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened. 22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
The Believers Pray for Boldness
23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,[d] said by the Holy Spirit,
“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’[e]—
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’[e]—
27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
They Had Everything in Common
32 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. 33 And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. 36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.
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