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Acts 4:7
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They brought Pete and John into the meeting and asked them, "How did you do this? What name did you call down from heaven?"
And when they had placed them in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?
and having placed them in the midst they inquired, In what power or in what name have *ye* done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, "By what power or by what name have you done this?"
After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: "By what power or in what name have you done this?"
When they had stood them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
And having set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
So they made the Apostles stand in the centre, and demanded of them, "By what power or in what name have you done this?"
And when they had set them in the middest, they asked, By what power, or by what name haue ye done this?
And standing them in the midst, they were inquiring, By what sort of power, or by what sort of name did you do this?
and set them before them, and axed them: By what auctorite, Or in what name haue ye done this?
and having caused Peter and John to appear, they asked, by what influence, or by what authority have you done this?
When they had put the men in front of them, they repeatedly asked, "By what sort of power, or in what name [that is, by what kind of authority], did you do this [healing]?"
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
and set the other before them and axed: by what power or what name have ye done this syrs?
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have you done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have ye done this?
and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'
They made Peter and John stand before them and then asked them, "By what power or authority did you do this?"
After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this?"
They had the emissaries stand before them and asked, "By what power or in what name did you do this?"
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?
And when they had made them to stand in the midst, they asked, By what power or by what name have you done this?
When they had stood them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
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And when they had made them stand in the midst, they questioned them, By what power, or in what name, have you done this ?
And when they had set them in the midst, they interrogated them: By what power or what name, have ye done this?
They brought in the two disciples and demanded, "By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?"
They put the missionaries in front of them and asked, "By what power or in whose name have you done this?"
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
And, setting them in the midst, they began to enquire - In what manner of power, or in what manner of name, did, ye, do this?
And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power or by what name, have you done this?
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
And they made them stand in their midst and began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"
And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?
They made Peter and John stand before all the people. They asked them over and over, "How did you make this crippled man well? What power did you use? By whose authority did you do this?"
When they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
They made the apostles stand before them and asked them, "How did you do this? What power do you have or whose name did you use?"
And thei settiden hem in the myddil, and axiden, In what vertue, ether in what name, han ye don this thing?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
when: Acts 5:27, 1 Kings 21:12-14, John 8:3, John 8:9
By what power: Exodus 2:14, Matthew 21:23, Mark 11:28, John 2:18
by what name: Acts 4:10, Acts 5:28, Acts 5:40
Reciprocal: Ezra 5:3 - Who hath commanded you Psalms 69:6 - Let not Luke 20:2 - who Acts 3:6 - In Acts 3:16 - his Acts 5:21 - sent Acts 7:27 - Who 1 Corinthians 5:4 - the name
Cross-References
Then the Lord said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
The Lord said to Cain: What's wrong with you? Why do you have such an angry look on your face?
Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go for a walk." And when they were out in a field, Cain killed him.
Afterwards the Lord asked Cain, "Where is Abel?" "How should I know?" he answered. "Am I supposed to look after my brother?"
Then the Lord said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.
And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm the land again.
If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.
"This punishment is too hard!" Cain said.
"All right, go there," he answered. "I won't destroy that town.
But if you don't keep your promise, you will sin against the Lord and be punished.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when they had set them in the midst,.... Of the assembly, as the Ethiopic version adds; in the middle of the sanhedrim, which sat in a semicircular form; or as the Jews express it, as the half of a round corn floor, or as a half moon, and not in a perfect circle; because it was necessary that the contending parties, and the witnesses, might go in and speak before them all b; so that those that were set before them, were placed in the middle of them: and here Peter and John were set; so the Arabic version renders it, "when they set both": they sent for them out of the hold, or custody, where they had been all night, and ordered them to be brought before them, to be examined about their doctrine and practice:
they asked, by what power, or by what name have ye done this? they inquired of them, whether it was by a natural, or by a divine, or by a diabolical power, that they had wrought the cure upon the lame man? whether it was by the use of medicine, or by the help of magic art, and the assistance of the devil, which they were very ready to charge Christ and his disciples with? or whether they pretended to a divine and supernatural aid? and also what name they had made use of, and by whose authority they acted?
b Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 4. sect. 3. & Bartenora in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In the midst - In the presence of the Great Council.
By what power ... - A similar question was put to Christ in the temple, Matthew 21:23.
By what name - That is, by whose authority. It is very probable that they expected to intimidate the apostles by this question. They claimed the right of regulating the religious affairs of the nation. They had vast power with the people. They assumed that all power to instruct the people should originate with them; and they expected that the apostles would be confounded, as having violated the established usage of the nation. It did not seem to occur to them to enter into an investigation of the question whether this acknowledged miracle did not prove that they were sent by God, but they assumed that they were impostors, and attempted to silence them by authority. It has been usual with the enemies of religion to attempt to intimidate its friends, and when argument fails, to attempt to silence Christians by appealing to their fears.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 4:7. By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? — It seems that this council were convinced that the lame man was miraculously healed; but it is very likely that they believed the whole to be the effect of magic; and, as all intercourse with familiar spirits, and all spells, charms, c., were unlawful, they probably hoped that, on the examination, this business would come out, and that then these disturbers of their peace would be put to death. Hence they inquired by what power, ενποιαδυναμει, by what supernatural energy or in what name, by what mode of incantation; and who is the spirit you invoke, in order to do these things? False prophets, reputed witches, wizards, &c., were to be brought before the sanhedrin, to be by them judged, acquitted, or condemned, according to the evidence. Some think the words should be thus understood: Who gave you authority to teach publicly! This belongs to the sanhedrin. What, therefore, is your authority, and who is he who gave it to you?
