Acts 4:18

18 So they called them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Acts 4:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 4:18

And they called them
From the apartment where they were; or ordered their servants to call them in to them: and commanded them not to speak at all;
either privately or publicly, in the ministry of the word, or in working of miracles, in the city, or in the country: nor teach in the name of Jesus;
any doctrine whatever; or "the name of Jesus", as the Arabic version reads; that is, the doctrine of Jesus, that which respects his person, his carnation, his offices, his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead.

Acts 4:18 In-Context

16 They said, "What will we do with them? For it is obvious to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been done through them; we cannot deny it.
17 But to keep it from spreading further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."
18 So they called them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;
20 for we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard."
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