The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
26. Against the Lord, and his Christ. The Spirit teacheth by this word, that all those do make war against God which refuse to submit themselves to Christ; they do full little think this oftentimes, notwithstanding it is so that because God will reign in the person of his Son alone, we refuse to obey him so often as we rebel against Christ, as the...
No sooner were they freed than they returned to their own company, unswollen by the honor shown them, unafraid of threats. Christ's followers do best in company, provided it be their own company, seeking the public good rather than private comfort.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 4:23-31
The kings of the earth stood up,.... Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, sometimes called a king, Mar 6:14 and Pilate the Roman governor, who represented his master Caesar; these stood, or rose up in an hostile manner, and set themselves against, and opposed themselves to the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth: and the rulers were gathered together; the Jewish rulers, Annas, Caiaphas, and the rest of...