Acts 4:15

4:15 But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, ¹  they began to confer with one another,

Acts 4:18

4:18 And they called them in and ordered ²  them not to speak or teach at all in the name ³  of Jesus.

Acts 4:21

4:21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising ⁴  God for what had happened.

[4:15]  ¹ tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[4:18]  ² tn Or “commanded.”

[4:18]  ³ sn In the name of Jesus. Once again, the “name” reflects the person. The person of Jesus and his authority is the “troubling” topic that, as far as the Jewish leadership is concerned, needs controlling.

[4:21]  ³ tn Or “glorifying.”