Acts:4:1-31
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There are none more commonly diligent or bold enemies of the Church than those who profess themselves to be the chief builders of it ,
but the more they rage ,
the more steadfastly the faithful servants of God continue .(:
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as they spake unto the people ,
the priests ,
and the The Jews had certain troops for the guard and safety of the temple and holy things (
see (
Mat_26
:47 )).
These garrisons had a captain ,
such as Eleazarus Ananias ,
the high Priest '
s son in the time of the war that was in Judea ,
being a very impudent and proud young man ;
Josephus ,
lib .
2 ,
of the taking of Judea .
captain of the temple ,
and the Sadducees ,
came upon them ,
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Taking it grieuously that they taught the people ,
and preached in Iesus Name the resurrection from the dead .
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And they layde handes on them ,
and put them in holde ,
vntill the next day :
for it was now euentide .
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Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed ;
and the (
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While they thought to diminish the number ,
they actually increased it .(:
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number of the men was about five thousand .
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And it came to pass on the morrow ,
that their (
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These were those who were members of the Sanhedrin ,
who were all from the tribe of Judah ,
until Herod came to power .(:
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rulers ,
and elders ,
and scribes ,
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And Annas the high priest ,
and Caiaphas ,
and John ,
and Alexander ,
and as many as were of the (
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From whom the high Priests were usually chosen and made .
At this time the former high Priest was stepping down ,
and a new high Priest was being appointed .(:
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kindred of the high priest ,
were gathered together at Jerusalem .
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Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost ,
said vnto them ,
Ye rulers of the people ,
and Elders of Israel ,
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This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner .
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Neither is there salvation in any other :
for there is none other (
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There is no other man ,
or no other power and authority at all ;
and this kind of speech was common among the Jews ,
and arose from this ,
that when we are in danger we call upon those at whose hands we look for help .(:
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name Anywhere :
and this shows us the largeness of Christ '
s kingdom .
under heaven Of God .
given among men ,
whereby we must be saved .
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And beholding also the man which was healed standing with them ,
they had nothing to say against it .
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But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council ,
they (
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Laid their heads together .(:
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conferred among themselves ,
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But that it be noysed no farther among the people ,
let vs threaten and charge them ,
that they speake hencefoorth to no man in this Name .
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So they called them ,
and commaunded them ,
that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus .
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For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard .
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For the man was aboue fourtie yeeres olde ,
on whome this miracle of healing was shewed .
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Which by the mouth of thy seruant Dauid hast saide ,
Why did the Gentiles rage ,
and the people imagine vaine things ?
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The Kings of the earth assembled ,
and the rulers came together against the Lord ,
and against his Christ .
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For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus ,
whom thou hast anointed ,
both Herod ,
and Pontius Pilate ,
with the Gentiles ,
and the (
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Although the people of Israel were but one people ,
yet the plural number is used here ,
not so much for the twelve tribes ,
every one of which counted as a people ,
but because of the great multitude of them ,
as though many nations had assembled themselves together ,
as in (
Jdg_5
:14 ).(:
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people of Israel ,
were gathered together ,
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For to (
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The wicked execute God '
s counsel ,
even though they think nothing of it ,
but they are not therefore without fault .(:
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do whatsoever You had determined by your absolute authority and power .
thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done .
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And nowe ,
O Lorde ,
beholde their threatnings ,
and graunt vnto thy seruants with all boldnesse to speake thy word ,
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So that thou stretch forth thine hand ,
that healing ,
and signes ,
and wonders may be done by the Name of thine holy Sonne Iesus .
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