Acts 4:21

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After further threats, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, since they were all glorifying God for what had happened.

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  • Acts 5:26 : 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.
  • Matt 9:8 : 8 When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Luke 22:2 : 2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.
  • John 12:18-19 : 18 This is why the crowd went to meet Him—because they heard that He had performed this sign. 19 Then the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you are achieving nothing. Look, the whole world has gone after Him!"
  • Acts 3:6-9 : 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." 7 Then Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened. 8 He jumped to his feet, stood, and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God.
  • Acts 4:17 : 17 But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again.
  • Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
  • Luke 5:26 : 26 Everyone was amazed and gave glory to God. They were filled with awe and said, "We have seen remarkable things today."
  • Luke 13:17 : 17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the whole crowd was delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
  • Luke 19:47-48 : 47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him. 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.
  • Matt 9:33 : 33 When the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, 'Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!'
  • Matt 15:31 : 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
  • Acts 5:40 : 40 They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

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    13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.

    14And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in opposition.

    15After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

    16They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

    17But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again.

    18So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

    19But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'

    20'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'

  • Acts 5:39-41
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    39'But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.' They were persuaded by him.

    40They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

    41So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.

  • Acts 4:22-24
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    22For the man on whom this miraculous sign of healing was performed was over forty years old.

    23After they were released, they returned to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

    24When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'

  • Acts 14:3
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    3So Paul and Barnabas stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    7They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

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  • Acts 16:35
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    35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.'

  • Gal 1:24
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    24And they glorified God because of me.

  • Acts 5:25-27
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    25Then someone came and said, 'Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.'

    26At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.

    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • Acts 3:9-12
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    9All the people saw him walking and praising God.

    10They recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

    11While the healed man clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on Solomon’s Colonnade, utterly amazed.

    12When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: "Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

  • Acts 16:22-23
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    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

    23After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 4:31
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    31After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

  • Acts 14:27
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    27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 5:21-22
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    21At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

    22But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

  • Acts 4:3
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    3So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

  • Acts 10:46
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    46for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

  • Acts 5:13
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    13None of the others dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem.

  • Acts 15:4
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    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.

  • Acts 21:20
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    20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.'

  • Luke 18:43
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    43Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. When all the people saw this, they praised God.

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After spending some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Luke 24:53
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    53And they were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

  • Acts 4:29
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    29'And now, Lord, consider their threats and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness.'

  • Acts 16:39
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    39So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.

  • Acts 28:21
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    21They replied, 'We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers who came here reported or said anything bad about you.'

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion." Having said this, he dismissed the assembly.

  • Acts 5:29
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    29But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'

  • Acts 15:12
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    12The whole assembly became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they narrated all the signs and wonders that God had done among the Gentiles through them.

  • Luke 14:4
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    4But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

  • Matt 9:8
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    8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.