Acts 4:16

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saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.

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  • Dan 8:5 : 5 While I was contemplating all this, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of all the land without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.
  • Dan 8:8 : 8 The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns in its place, extending toward the four winds of the sky.
  • Matt 27:16 : 16 At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.
  • Luke 6:10-11 : 10 After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
  • John 11:47-48 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. 48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”
  • John 12:18 : 18 Because they had heard that Jesus had performed this miraculous sign, the crowd went out to meet him.
  • Acts 3:7-9 : 7 Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. 8 He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
  • Acts 6:10 : 10 Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

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  • Acts 4:13-15
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    13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.

    14And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.

    15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

  • Acts 4:17-23
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    17But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

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

    19But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

    20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

    21After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

    22For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

    23The Followers of Jesus Pray for Boldness When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

  • Acts 4:7-10
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    7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

    9if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed–

    10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

  • John 11:47
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

  • Acts 5:27-29
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    27When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

    28saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”

    29But Peter and the apostles replied,“We must obey God rather than people.

  • Acts 3:10-12
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    10and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.

    11Peter Addresses the Crowd While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.

    12When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”

  • Acts 2:12
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    12All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another,“What does this mean?”

  • Acts 2:14
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    14Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.

  • Acts 14:3-4
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    3So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

    4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

  • Acts 5:35
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    35Then he said to the council,“Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

  • Acts 2:37
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    37The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”

  • Acts 5:38-40
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    38So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

    39but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,

    40and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

  • Acts 5:24
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    24Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

  • Acts 6:14
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    14For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

  • Acts 2:7
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    7Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

  • Acts 15:12
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    12The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

  • Acts 24:20
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    20Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

  • Acts 5:33
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    33Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

  • Acts 2:22
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    22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–

  • Acts 10:46-47
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    46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

    47“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

  • Acts 5:12-13
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    12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.

    13None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

  • Acts 16:20-22
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    20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

    21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans.”

    22The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

  • Acts 6:10
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    10Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

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

  • Acts 3:16
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    16And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ name, his very name has made this man– whom you see and know– strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.

  • Luke 20:6
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    6But if we say,‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”