Acts 4:23 Meaning and Explanation
“And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Released, Peter and John return to their own company and report all that the chief priests and elders said.
What Does Acts 4:23 Mean?
Set free, the apostles go straight to 'their own' — the family of believers — and lay the whole matter before them: the hearing, the threats, the ban on the name.
Mark the instinct: trouble is carried to the body, not borne alone. The church is where threatened people bring their threats, and what the company does with the report — turning it into prayer within a verse — is what the church does best with bad news. Belonging is half of endurance; the people of God face pressure together.
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What does Acts 4:23 mean?
Released, Peter and John return to their own company and report all that the chief priests and elders said.