Acts 4:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:40 : 40 and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.
  • Luke 24:46-48 : 46 and said to them,“Thus it stands written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
  • Acts 5:20 : 20 “Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life.”

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  • Acts 4:13-17
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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,

    16saying,“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.

    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.”

  • Acts 5:38-42
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    83%

    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.

    41So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

    42And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.

  • Acts 5:25-29
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    25But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”

    26Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

    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 4:19-21
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    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.

  • Acts 4:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    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,

  • Luke 9:21
    75%

    21But he forcefully commanded them not to tell this to anyone,

  • Mark 8:30
    74%

    30Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

  • Matt 12:16
    73%

    16But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

  • Mark 3:12
    73%

    12But he sternly ordered them not to make him known.

  • Acts 4:1-3
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    73%

    1The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

    2angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

    3So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day(for it was already evening).

  • Acts 5:21-22
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    72%

    21When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

    22But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

  • Acts 4:29
    72%

    29And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

  • Acts 5:18
    72%

    18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

  • Mark 11:6
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    6They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.

  • Acts 10:48
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    48So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.

  • 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 4:23
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    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 16:21-23
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    70%

    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.

    23After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

  • Mark 7:36
    70%

    36Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they proclaimed it all the more.

  • Matt 16:20
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    20Then he instructed his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

  • Acts 9:14
    70%

    14and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”

  • Acts 14:18
    70%

    18Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.

  • John 18:19
    70%

    19Jesus Questioned by Annas While this was happening, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

  • Luke 20:40
    69%

    40For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

  • Luke 12:11
    69%

    11But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

  • Acts 5:33
    69%

    33Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

  • John 18:12
    69%

    12Jesus Before Annas Then the squad of soldiers with their commanding officer and the officers of the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus and tied him up.

  • Mark 9:38-39
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    69%

    38On Jesus’ Side John said to him,“Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

    39But Jesus said,“Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

  • Acts 17:8
    69%

    8They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.