Acts 4:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

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  • Acts 12:11-12 : 11 And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews. 12 And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.
  • Ps 16:3 : 3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
  • Ps 119:63 : 63 I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
  • Mal 3:16 : 16 Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.
  • Acts 1:13-14 : 13 And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James. 14 And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
  • Acts 2:44-46 : 44 And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common; 45 And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need. 46 And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,
  • 2 Cor 6:14-17 : 14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark? 15 And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not? 16 And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people. 17 For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,
  • Ps 42:4 : 4 Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.
  • Acts 16:40 : 40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.

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  • Acts 4:21-22
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    21 And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

    22 For the man on whom this act of power was done was more than forty years old.

  • Acts 4:13-16
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    13 Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

    14 And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

    15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

    16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • Acts 5:40-41
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    40 And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

    41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

  • Matt 28:11-12
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    11 Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place.

    12 And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

  • Acts 15:33
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    33 And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 15:4
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    4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

  • Acts 5:21-22
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    21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

    22 But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

  • Acts 4:24
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    24 And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

  • Acts 5:24-27
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    24 Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

    25 And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.

    26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Mark 11:6
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    6 And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.

  • Mark 6:30
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    30 And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.

  • Luke 24:33
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    33 And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.

  • Acts 4:5
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    5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

  • Acts 4:1-3
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    1 And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

    2 Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

    3 And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

  • Luke 24:9
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    9 And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.

  • Acts 16:35
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    35 But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

  • Mark 14:53
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    53 And they took Jesus away to the high priest; and there came together with him all the chief priests and those in authority and the scribes.

  • Luke 24:14
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    14 And they were talking together about all those things which had taken place.

  • Luke 19:32
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    32 And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Acts 4:18-19
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    18 And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

  • Mark 11:27
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    27 And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

  • Acts 14:27
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    27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

    8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Luke 14:4
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    4 But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

  • Acts 1:21
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    21 For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

  • Acts 16:39
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    39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

  • Matt 9:31
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    31 But they went out and gave news of him in all that land.

  • John 11:46
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    46 But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

  • Matt 8:33
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    33 And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.

  • Matt 22:22
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    22 And hearing it, they were full of wonder, and went away from him.

  • Acts 17:9
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    9 And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

  • Matt 26:57
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    57 And those who had made Jesus prisoner took him away to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and those in authority over the people had come together.

  • Luke 22:66
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    66 And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Luke 22:4
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    4 And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them.

  • Luke 9:10
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    10 And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.