29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-31)We hear no more at present of the chief priests, what they did when they had dismissed Peter and John, but are to attend those two witnesses . And here we have, I. Their return to their brethren, the apostles and ministers, and perhaps some private Christians (Acts 4:23): Being let go, they went to their own company , who perhaps at this time were met together in pain for them, and praying for the…
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