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Acts 4:21

James Moffatt - New Testament

Then they threatened them still further and let them go; on account of the people they found themselves unable to find any means of punishing them, for everybody was glorifying God over what had happened

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At this the commander went off with the attendants and fetched them — but without using violence, for fear that the people would pelt them with stones.

The high priests and scribes were trying how to get him put to death (for they were afraid of the people),

At that hour the scribes and high priests tried to lay hands on him, but they were afraid of the people. They knew he had meant this parable for them.

And if we say, 'From men,' the whole of the people will stone us, for they are convinced John was a prophet."

they tried to get hold of him, but they were afraid of the crowds, as the crowds held him to be a prophet.

The crowds who saw it were awed and glorified God for giving such power to men.

They gave in to him, and after summoning the apostles and giving them a flogging, they released them with instructions that they were not to speak about the name of Jesus.

However, to keep things from going any further with the people, we had better threaten them that they are not to tell anyone in future about this Name."

As he said this, all his opponents were put to shame, but all the crowd rejoiced over all his splendid doings.

And all were seized with astonishment; they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen incredible things to-day."

"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival, in case of a riot among the people."

This made the crowd wonder, to see dumb people speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing.

and when the daemon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke. Then the crowd marvelled; they said, "Such a thing has never been seen in Israel!"

(the man on whom this miracle of healing had been performed, being more than forty years old).

Though the people extolled them, not a soul from the outside dared to join them.




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