Acts 4:17 meaning and explanation
But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
Acts 4:17, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of the Sanhedrin, Jerusalem's ruling council, gathered the day after Peter and John healed a lame man and preached the resurrection in Jesus. The council cannot deny the miracle, yet it fears the message spreading among the people, so it decides on a warning rather than a punishment.
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