Acts 4:18 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 4:18

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

KJV

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they called them,.... From the apartment where they were; or ordered their servants to call them in to them: and commanded them not to speak at all; either privately or publicly, in the ministry of the word, or in working of miracles, in the city, or in the country: nor teach in the name of Jesus; any doctrine whatever; or "the name of Jesus", as the Arabic version reads; that is, the doctrine of Jesus, that which respects his person, his carnation, his offices, his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

We do not find that they give them any reason why the doctrine of Christ must be suppressed; they cannot say it is false or dangerous, or of any ill tendency, and they are ashamed to own the true reason, that it testifies against their hypocrisy and wickedness, and shocks their tyranny.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Not to speak ...nor teach in the name of Jesus - Any other doctrine, and any other name, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites and infidels will bear, but the doctrine which is according to godliness, proclaiming salvation through the blood of Christ crucified, they will not bear. If their doctrine were not the truth of God it could not be so unpopular; there is such an enmity in human nature against all that is good and true, that whatever comes from God is generally rejected by wicked men.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καλέσαντες	kalesantes	having called	G2564 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
παρήγγειλαν	parēngeilan	they commanded	G3853 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
καθόλου	katholou	at	G2527 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
φθέγγεσθαι	phthengesthai	to speak	G5350 →
μηδὲ	mēde	nor	G3366 →
διδάσκειν	didaskein	to teach	G1321 →
ἐπὶ	epi	in	G1909 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	name	G3686 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦ.¶	Iēsou	of Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
leads to
- Matthew 28:19
  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Mark 16:15
  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Romans 15:19
  by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- Acts 4:33
  With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:32
  We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Through
Acts 5:20
“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
leads to
- John 6:63
  The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- John 6:68
  Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- 1 John 5:11–12
  And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts