Acts 4:21

When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

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WEBBE

When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

BSB

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

KJV

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

ASV

And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

BBE

And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

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οἱ hoi (the) G3588 δὲ de And G1161 προσαπειλησάμενοι prosapeilēsamenoi having further threatened [them] G4324 ἀπέλυσαν apelusan they let go G630 αὐτοὺς autous them G846 μηδὲν mēden nothing G3367 εὑρίσκοντες heuriskontes finding G2147 τὸ to the G3588 πῶς pōs how G4459 κολάσωνται kolasōntai they may punish G2849 αὐτούς autous them G846 διὰ dia on account of G1223 τὸν ton the G3588 λαόν laon people G2992 ὅτι hoti because G3754 πάντες pantes all G3956 ἐδόξαζον edoxazon were glorifying G1392 τὸν ton (the) G3588 θεὸν theon God G2316 ἐπὶ epi for G1909 τῷ tō that G3588 γεγονότι gegonoti having happened G1096

The early church

"So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done." Again they threatened in vain. So then the people glorified God, but these endeavored to destroy them: such fighters against God were they! Whereby they made them more conspicuous and illustrious. "For My strength," it is said, "is made perfect in weakness."
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–22

All the care of the rulers is, that the doctrine of Christ spread not among the people, yet they cannot say it is false or dangerous, or of any ill tendency; and they are ashamed to own the true reason; that it testifies against their hypocrisy, wickedness, and tyranny. Those who know how to put a just value upon Christ's promises, know how to put just contempt upon the world's threatenings. The apostles look with concern on perishing souls, and know they cannot escape eternal ruin but by Jesus Christ, therefore they are faithful in warning, and showing the right way. None will enjoy peace of mind, nor act uprightly, till they have learned to guide their conduct by the fixed standard of truth, and not by the shifting opinions and fancies of men. Especially beware of a vain attempt to serve two masters, God and the world; the end will be, you can serve neither fully.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.