Acts 4:15
Acts 4:15 Meaning and Explanation
“But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The council orders the apostles out of the chamber and confers in private.
What Does Acts 4:15 Mean?
The hearing pauses. The accused wait in the hall while the judges deliberate — and Luke lets the reader overhear the council chamber, where the real verdict is being weighed.
Behind closed doors the question is not whether the miracle happened but how to contain it. Deliberation that asks 'what shall we do to these men' rather than 'what does this mean' has already chosen its course. It is possible to convene over the work of God and never once consult him.
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What does Acts 4:15 mean?
The council orders the apostles out of the chamber and confers in private.