Acts 4
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The verses these writers stop at
- 4:31 When they finished praying, the place where they had met shook, and every one of them was filled with the Holy Spirit, and they went on proclaiming God's word fearlessly. 18
- 4:12 Salvation comes through no one but him. Under all of heaven God has given humankind no other name through which we are to be saved." 13
- 4:13 The council members saw how freely Peter and John spoke, and they realized these were men without formal schooling, just ordinary people. This astonished them, and they recognized that the two had been companions of Jesus. 11
- 4:32 The whole company of believers shared a single heart and soul. Not one of them treated anything they owned as theirs alone; everything they had belonged to them all. 6
- 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Leaders of the people and elders, 4
- 4:34 No one among them lacked anything, since any who owned fields or houses would sell them and bring what the sale had raised. 4
- 4:19 But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether, in God's sight, it is right to heed you rather than God. 3
- 4:20 For our part, we cannot stay silent about the things we have seen and heard." 3
- 4:4 Even so, many who heard the message came to believe, and the count of men rose to about 5,000. 2
- 4:11 He is the stone that you builders scorned as worthless, and he has become the head of the corner. 2
- 4:27 In truth, here in this very city, Herod and Pontius Pilate assembled with the nations and with the peoples of Israel against your holy servant Jesus, the one you anointed. 2
- 4:28 They carried out everything that your power and your purpose had already settled must take place. 2
- 4:29 Now, Lord, take notice of their threats. Let your slaves speak your word with complete boldness, 2
- 4:35 They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was shared out to each person as each one had need. 2
- 4:36 One of them was Joseph, a Levite born in Cyprus, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas, meaning "one who encourages." 2
- 4:1 Peter and John were still speaking to the people when the priests, the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees confronted them. 1
- 4:10 then all of you, and the whole people of Israel, must understand this. It was done in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead. Through him this man is standing in front of you, sound and whole. 1
- 4:21 The council threatened them still more and then set them free. They could see no way to punish them because of the people, who were all giving glory to God for what had happened. 1
- 4:22 This sign of healing had happened to a man more than forty years old. 1
- 4:23 As soon as they were set free, the two went back to their fellow believers and gave an account of everything the chief priests and elders had told them. 1
- 4:24 When they heard it, they lifted their voices to God together and prayed: "Sovereign Master, maker of heaven and earth, of the sea, and of everything they hold! 1
- 4:25 It was you who spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David, your servant: 'Why were the nations in an uproar, and why did the peoples scheme for nothing? 1
- 4:30 while you put out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done through the name of your holy servant Jesus." 1
- 4:33 With mighty power the apostles went on declaring that the Lord Jesus had risen, and God's grace rested richly on them all. 1
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Where it is preached
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ·
How the Baptism with the Holy Spirit can be obtained cites Acts 4:31
…the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him.” “Oh, but that was before Pentecost.” “How about Acts 4:31? Was that before Pentecost or after?” “After it, of course.” “After they prayed, the…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit cites Acts iv. 8
…boldness in testimony and service. Peter is a notable example of this. Contrast Peter in Acts iv. 8‒12 with Peter in Mark xiv. 66‒72. Perhaps some one who reads this book has a great desire…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 18 — The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint cites Acts 4:28
…prayer that all the wicked did nothing but what the hand and counsel of God had decreed (Acts 4:28), just as Peter had previously said in his discourse, that Christ was delivered to death…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Acts 4:31
…the baptism with the Holy Spirit will be boldness in testimony and service . We read in Acts 4:31, “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Scriptural Christianity cites Acts 4:31
…shall be upon his own head.” Ezek. 33:4. “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.” Acts 4:31. 1. The same expression occurs in the second chapter, where we read, “When the day of…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 7: The Church Begins ·
“We Cannot Stop Speaking” cites Acts 4:1–31
…important stone in a building, the one that holds it all together. Read it in your Bible: Acts 4:1–31 Dear God, please help me to be bold when I talk about Jesus, even when it’s hard. Thank…
- Divine Healing ·
Health and Salvation by the Name of Jesus cites Acts 4: 4
…of this miracle and of Peter’s discourse, many people who had heard the Word believed (Acts 4: 4). On the morrow Peter repeated these words before the Sanhedrin, “By the name of Jesus…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Growth in Grace cites Acts 4:4
…season. Peter’s courage increased by the opposition of the high priest and the rulers. Acts 4:4, 11. The martyr’s zeal was increased by persecution. Here was grace of the first…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Prayer cites Acts 4: 8
…with the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2: 1-4) but he was filled anew in Acts 4: 8 and Acts 4: 31. There are many Christians in the world who once had a very definite…
- The Secret of Guidance ·
The Fulness of the Spirit cites Acts iv. 8
…their counterparts still: ‑‑ Filled: a sudden decisive experience for a specific work (Acts iv. 8). Were being filled: the imperfect tense, as though the blessed process were always going…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
Fresh Fillings and Lost Power cites ACTS 4:8
…with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel. ACTS 4:8 And a little later, when the believers prayed after the apostles were released, the place…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.4 Baptism cites Acts 4: 10
…confess before the angels of God.’ Luke 12: 8. Peter openly confessed Christ crucified. Acts 4: 10. Cyprian, a man of a brave spirit, was like a rock, whom no waves could shake; like an…
- Freedom of the Will ·
Section XI. The Evidence of Gods Certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of Moral Agents cites Acts iv. 11
…chief priests and rulers among the Jews, (Psal. cxviii. 22. compared with Matt. xxi. 42. Acts iv. 11. 1 Pet. ii. 4, 7.) Christ himself foretold his being delivered into the hands of the…
- Holiness ·
Assurance cites Acts iv. 11
…for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts iv. 11, 12.) Faith is the anxious, trembling voice, “Lord, I believe: help Thou my unbelief.”…
- The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis ·
Heaven, Hell and the Great Choice cites ACTS 4:12
…for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ACTS 4:12 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Fifth Stage cites Acts 4:12
…he can with steadiness conclude that this is a work of grace. John 16:9; Gal. 2:15,16; Acts 4:12; Matt. 5:6; Rev. 21:6. To others it is thus discovered: 1. By an experimental confession…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 8 — Is Jesus the Only Way? cites Acts 4:12
…else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” — Acts 4:12 (BSB) Your classmates might be Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or nothing in particular.…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
What About People Who Never Hear About Jesus? cites Acts 4:12
…else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Anyone who is saved, in any age, is saved because of what Jesus did on the cross.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 16 — How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation cites Acts 4:12
…for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved,” (Acts 4:12). The name of Jesus was not given him at random, or fortuitously, or by the will of man…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
We Preach Christ Crucified cites ACTS 4:12
…for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ACTS 4:12 He also insisted that preaching Christ meant preaching the Holy Spirit’s work, the…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
Christ Our Saviour cites ACTS 4:12
…for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ACTS 4:12 The first wheel of the chariot is the one every Christian assumes he has already…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Acts 4.12
…for there is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved’ (Acts 4.12). 183. Now the most free, and full, and gracious words of the gospel were the greatest…
- A Call to the Unconverted ·
Sermon IV cites Acts iv. 12
…him, John xiv. 6. “Nor is there any other name under heaven by which you can be saved,” Acts iv. 12. Study therefore His person and nature, and what he hath done and suffered for you, and…
- Holiness ·
Thirst Relieved cites Acts iv. 12
…Messiah, and Saviour of the world, so as to receive and look for salvation in His name. (Acts iv. 12.) This was the common report, published by Christ and His apostles and disciples, and…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ the Mediator of the Covenant cites Acts 4:12
…sins.’ Matt 1:21. There is no other saviour. ‘Neither is there salvation in any other.’ Acts 4:12. As there was but one ark to save the world from drowning, so there is but one Jesus to…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Exaltation cites Acts 4:12
…save is a flower belonging only to his crown. ‘Neither is there salvation in any other.’ Acts 4:12. What an honour is this to Christ! How did it make heaven ring with the praises of the…
- Knots Untied ·
Only One Way of Salvation cites Acts iv. 12
…for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts iv. 12.) These words are striking in themselves; but they are much more striking if we observe…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites Acts iv. 13
…Brooks. August 8 They took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. Acts iv. 13. If I think of the world, I get the impress of the world; if I think of my trials and…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
October cites Acts iv. 13
…Guy Pearse. October 3rd. They took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus. Acts iv. 13. A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 1 ·
Day 22 — Standing Alone cites Acts 4:13
…were not trained speakers. The council noticed they were “unschooled, ordinary men” (Acts 4:13). They had no lawyers and no followers to protect them. A few weeks earlier, Peter had…
- The Inner Chamber ·
The Open Door — The Open Reward cites Acts 4:13
…common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13. “ When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
The Prayer of Simplicity cites ACTS 4:13
…men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. ACTS 4:13 Silent from fullness The critics of her day said that this sort of prayer was mere…
- The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody ·
Wholly Consecrated cites Acts 4:13
…men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus (Acts 4:13). Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our…
- The Key Teachings of John Wesley ·
The World Is My Parish cites ACTS 4:13
…men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. ACTS 4:13 These lay preachers, travelling in circuits and moved every year or two, carried…
- The Way to God (For Teens) ·
The Boy in the Shoe Store cites Acts 4:13
…men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” — Acts 4:13 (KJV) Dwight Lyman Moody was born in 1837 on a small farm in Northfield, Massachusetts.…
- Morning by Morning ·
February cites Acts 4:13
…thee.” February 11 “And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of…
- At the Master's Feet ·
Service cites Acts iv.13
…is to enter the only real and practical school of divinity, which is union with Myself (Acts iv.13). 9. There are some who are kept back from service by the thought of their lack of…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
VII. Another thing, wherein gracious affections are distinguished from others, is, that they are attended with a change of nature cites Acts 4:13
…of, and trace to its cause, we shall find it is because they have been with Jesus, Acts 4:13.
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
I Fear God More than Man cites ACTS 4:19–20
…than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. ACTS 4:19–20 How she answered it What is impressive is not only her courage but her restraint. She did…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
The Delta Churches cites Acts 4:19
…it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye” (Acts 4:19, ASV). In October 1879, after attacks on British traders, a Royal Navy gunboat, HMS…
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