Acts 4:21

Good News Translation

So the Council warned them even more strongly and then set them free. They saw that it was impossible to punish them, because the people were all praising God for what had happened.

Cross References

Matthew 15:31

The people were amazed as they saw the dumb speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they praised the God of Israel.

Matthew 21:46

so they tried to arrest him. But they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

Matthew 26:5

“We must not do it during the festival,” they said, “or the people will riot.”

Matthew 9:33

But as soon as the demon was driven out, the man started talking, and everyone was amazed. “We have never seen anything like this in Israel!” they exclaimed.

Matthew 9:8

When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.

Luke 13:17

His answer made his enemies ashamed of themselves, while the people rejoiced over all the wonderful things that he did.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

Luke 20:6

But if we say, ‘From human beings,’ this whole crowd here will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Luke 22:2

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.

Luke 5:26

They were all completely amazed! Full of fear, they praised God, saying, “What marvelous things we have seen today!”

Acts 4:17

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn these men never again to speak to anyone in the name of Jesus.”

Acts 4:22

The man on whom this miracle of healing had been performed was over forty years old.

Acts 5:13

Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.

Acts 5:26

So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.

Acts 5:40

They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.