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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Acts 4

Chapter 4

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

the priests

6 6:7,12 Matthew 26:3,4 27:1,2,20,41 John 15:20 18:3

the captain

or, the ruler.

5:24,26 2 Chronicles 23:4-9 Luke 22:4

the Sadducees

23:6-9 Matthew 16:12 22:16,23,24

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

grieved

5:17 13:45 19:23 Nehemiah 2:10 John 11:47,48

preached

10:40-43 17:18,31,32 24:14,15,21 26:8,23 Romans 8:11 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 1 Corinthians 15:23 2 Corinthians 4:13,14 1 Thessalonians 4:13,14

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

laid

5:18 6:12 8:3 9:2 12:1-3 16:19-24 Matthew 10:16,17 Luke 22:52,54 John 18:12

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

many

28:24 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 Philippians 1:12-18 2 Timothy 2:9,10

the number

2:41 Genesis 49:10 Isaiah 45:24 53:12 John 12:24

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

on

5:20,21 Micah 2:1 Matthew 27:1,2

rulers

8 5:34 6:12 Isaiah 1:10 Mark 15:1 Luke 20:1 22:66 24:20

And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Annas

Luke 3:2 John 11:49 18:13,14,24

And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

when

5:27 1 Kings 21:12-14 John 8:3,9

By what power

Exodus 2:14 Matthew 21:23 Mark 11:28 John 2:18

by what name

10 5:28,40

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

filled

31 2:4 7:55 Matthew 10:19,20 Luke 12:11,12 21:14,15

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

the good

3:7 John 7:23 10:32 1 Peter 3:15-17 4:14

Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

known

13:38 28:28 Jeremiah 42:19,20 Daniel 3:18

that by

2:22-24,36 3:6,13-16 5:29-32

whom God

2:24 10:40-42 13:29-41 Matthew 27:63-66 28:11-15 Romans 1:4

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

the stone

Psalms 118:22,23 Isaiah 28:16 Matthew 21:42-45 Mark 12:10-12 Luke 20:16-18 1 Peter 2:6-8

you

7:52 20:26,27 Proverbs 28:1 Isaiah 58:1,2 Ezekiel 2:6,7 3:7-11,18,19 33:7-9 2 Corinthians 3:12 4:1

the head

Zechariah 3:9 4:6,7 Ephesians 2:20-22

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

is there

10:42,43 Matthew 1:21 Mark 16:15,16 John 3:36 14:6 1 Corinthians 3:11 1 Timothy 2:5,6 Hebrews 2:3 12:25 1 John 5:11,12 Revelation 7:9,10 20:15

under

2:5 Genesis 7:19 Job 41:11 Psalms 45:17 Colossians 1:23

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

were

2:7-12 Matthew 4:18-22 11:25 John 7:15,49 1 Corinthians 1:27

they took

Matthew 26:57,58,71,73 Luke 22:52-54,56-60 John 18:16,17 19:26

And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

beholding

10 3:8-12

they

16,21 19:36

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

to go

5:34-42 26:30-32

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

What

John 11:47,48 12:18

a notable

3:9,10 Daniel 8:5,8 Matthew 27:16

and we

6:10 Luke 6:10,11 21:15

But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

that it

5:39 Psalms 2:1-4 Daniel 2:34,35 Romans 10:16-18 15:18-22 1 Thessalonians 1:8

let

21,29,30 5:24,28,40 2 Chronicles 25:15,16 Isaiah 30:8-11 Jeremiah 20:1-3 Jeremiah 29:25-32 38:4 Amos 2:12 7:12-17 Micah 2:6,7 Matthew 27:64 John 11:47,48 1 Thessalonians 2:15,16

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And they

5:40

not to speak

1:8 5:20 Luke 24:46-48

But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

Whether

2 Corinthians 4:2 Ephesians 6:1 1 Timothy 2:3

to hearken

5:29 Exodus 1:17 1 Kings 12:30 14:16 21:11 22:14 2 Kings 16:15 2 Chronicles 26:16-20 Daniel 3:18 6:10 Hosea 5:11 Amos 7:16 Micah 6:16 Matthew 22:21 Hebrews 11:23 Revelation 13:3-10 14:9-12

judge

Psalms 58:1 John 7:24 1 Corinthians 10:15 James 2:4

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

we cannot

2:4,32 17:16,17 18:5 Numbers 22:38 23:20 2 Samuel 23:2 Job 32:18-20 Jeremiah 1:7,17-19 4:19 6:11 20:9 Ezekiel 3:11,14-21 Micah 3:8 1 Corinthians 9:16,17

the things

1:8,22 3:15 5:32 10:39-41 22:15 Luke 1:2 Hebrews 2:3,4 1 John 1:1-3

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

when

17 5:40

how

5:26 Matthew 21:46 26:5 Luke 19:47,48 20:6,19 22:2

for all

3:6-9 Matthew 9:33 15:31 Luke 5:26 13:17 John 12:18,19

For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

forty

3:2 9:33 Matthew 9:20 Luke 13:11 John 5:5 9:1

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

they

1:13,14 2:44-46 12:11,12 16:40 Psalms 16:3 42:4 119:63 Proverbs 13:20 Malachi 3:16 2 Corinthians 6:14-17

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

they

16:25 Psalms 55:16-18 62:5-8 69:29,30 109:29-31 Jeremiah 20:13 Luke 6:11,12 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 2 Timothy 4:17,18

Lord

2 Kings 19:15,19 Nehemiah 9:6 Psalms 146:5 Isaiah 51:12 Jeremiah 10:10-12 32:17

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

by

1:16 2:30

Why

Psalms 2:1-6

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

kings

Psalms 83:2-8 Joel 3:9-14 Revelation 17:12-14,17 19:16-21

against his

Revelation 11:15 12:10

For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

of a

Matthew 26:3 Luke 22:1 23:1,8-12

thy

30 2:27 3:14 Job 14:4 15:14 25:4 Luke 1:35 Hebrews 7:26

whom

10:38 Psalms 2:2,6 *marg:; Psalms 45:7 Isaiah 61:1 Luke 4:18 John 10:36

both

Matthew 2:13-16 Luke 13:31-33 23:7-12

Pontius Pilate

3:13 Matthew 27:2,11-36 Mark 15:1-28 Luke 18:31-33 23:13-38 John 19:1-24,34

the people

Isaiah 49:7 53:3 Zechariah 11:7,8 Matthew 20:18,19 21:28 23:37 26:3,4,59-68 Matthew 27:25,40-43 Mark 10:33 14:1,2,43-65 15:1-3,31 Luke 9:22 Luke 20:13-19 22:2-6,47-52,63-71 23:1-5 John 1:11 18:1-14,19-24 John 18:28-40 19:15

For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

to do

2:23 3:18 13:27-29 Genesis 50:20 Psalms 76:10 Matthew 26:24,54 Luke 22:22 Luke 24:44-46 1 Peter 2:7,8

and

Job 12:13 Proverbs 21:30 Isaiah 5:19 28:29 40:13 46:10 53:10 Ephesians 1:11 Hebrews 6:17

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

behold

17,18,21 Isaiah 37:17-20 63:15 Lamentations 3:50 5:1 Daniel 9:18

that

13,31 9:27 13:46 14:3 19:8 20:26,27 26:26 28:31 Isaiah 58:1 Ezekiel 2:6 Micah 3:8 Ephesians 6:18-20 Philippians 1:14 1 Thessalonians 2:2 2 Timothy 1:7,8 4:17

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

By stretching

Exodus 6:6 Deuteronomy 4:34 Jeremiah 15:15 20:11,12 Luke 9:54-56 22:49-51

and that

2:22,43 5:12,15,16 6:8 9:34,35,40-42

the name

10,27 3:6,16

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

the place

2:2 16:25,26

they were all

2:4

spake

29 Isaiah 65:24 Matthew 18:19,20 21:22 John 14:12 15:7,16 16:23,24 James 1:5

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

the multitude

1:14 2:1 5:12 2 Chronicles 30:12 Jeremiah 32:39 Ezekiel 11:19,20 John 17:11,21-23 Romans 12:5 15:5,6 1 Corinthians 1:10 12:12-14 2 Corinthians 13:11 Ephesians 4:2-6 Philippians 1:27 Philippians 2:1,2 1 Peter 3:8

ought

2:44-46 1 Chronicles 29:14-16 Luke 16:10-12 1 Peter 4:11

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

with

30 1:8,22 2:32,33 3:15,16 5:12-16 Mark 16:20 Luke 24:48,49 Romans 15:18,19 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Hebrews 2:4

grace

2:47 Luke 2:52 John 1:16

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

was

Deuteronomy 2:7 Psalms 34:9,10 Luke 22:35 1 Thessalonians 4:12

for

37 2:45 5:1-3 Mark 10:21 Luke 12:33 16:9 1 Timothy 6:19 James 1:27

And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

at

3:6 5:2 6:1-6 2 Corinthians 8:20,21

distribution

2:45 6:1

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Barnabas

11:22-25,30 12:25 13:1 15:2,12,37 1 Corinthians 9:6 Galatians 2:1,9,13

The son

Mark 3:17

Cyprus

11:19,20 15:39 21:16

Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

sold

34,35 5:1,2 Matthew 19:29