Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply. But when they had ordered them to leave the Council, they began to confer with one another, saying, “What shall we do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But so that it will not spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name.” And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened; for the man was more than forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
uneducated and untrained men - This means that Peter and John were not formally trained in the rabbinic schools; they were not professional scholars or ordained teachers. (See also Jn 7:15).
"The point is that these judges — veterans all — could easily see that the men before them were no clever deceivers. They were uneducated and common men, whose boldness plainly sprang from deep conviction. A basic honesty shone forth from them as they faced their accusers, relating what they had actually seen and knew to be the truth, with the result that the judges were convinced in their own hearts that Peter and John had indeed been with the resurrected Christ." (Stam)
vss 15-17 - "Though the Sanhedrin forbade further preaching, they did not try to disprove the resurrection of Jesus, which would have been the simplest way to discredit the apostles." (Ryrie)
they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus - "Here we get another glimpse of the intense wickedness of these religious deceivers to whom the people of Israel had so long looked for guidance. The whole procedure had been irregular in the first place. The jury is supposed to hear charges, not make them. But now the case goes badly for them. They are again charged with the murder of Christ and warned that He has risen from the dead. They are convinced that the defendants are speaking the truth. They are confronted with the clearest evidence. They admit it. Yet these judges of Israel's Supreme Court are determined not to be embarrassed further and do not hesitate to try to silence honest testimony by threats and intimidation. And they will go farther if necessary. Thus the religious rulers of Israel, the administrators of the law of God, refuse the witness of the Spirit and intensify their opposition to God's Anointed, their Savior King." (Stam)
uneducated and untrained men - This means that Peter and John were not formally trained in the rabbinic schools; they were not professional scholars or ordained teachers. (See also Jn 7:15).
"The point is that these judges — veterans all — could easily see that the men before them were no clever deceivers. They were uneducated and common men, whose boldness plainly sprang from deep conviction. A basic honesty shone forth from them as they faced their accusers, relating what they had actually seen and knew to be the truth, with the result that the judges were convinced in their own hearts that Peter and John had indeed been with the resurrected Christ." (Stam)
vss 15-17 - "Though the Sanhedrin forbade further preaching, they did not try to disprove the resurrection of Jesus, which would have been the simplest way to discredit the apostles." (Ryrie)
they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus - "Here we get another glimpse of the intense wickedness of these religious deceivers to whom the people of Israel had so long looked for guidance. The whole procedure had been irregular in the first place. The jury is supposed to hear charges, not make them. But now the case goes badly for them. They are again charged with the murder of Christ and warned that He has risen from the dead. They are convinced that the defendants are speaking the truth. They are confronted with the clearest evidence. They admit it. Yet these judges of Israel's Supreme Court are determined not to be embarrassed further and do not hesitate to try to silence honest testimony by threats and intimidation. And they will go farther if necessary. Thus the religious rulers of Israel, the administrators of the law of God, refuse the witness of the Spirit and intensify their opposition to God's Anointed, their Savior King." (Stam)
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