And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
The court sits the next day, not in haste like when they tried Christ, and perhaps they begin to relent; yet they cannot wait to silence the apostles. This prosecution in Jerusalem, where so many looked for redemption and found it but would not receive it, shows how that faithful city became a harlot. The gospel had both learning and power arrayed against it, yet it prevailed.
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Commenting on Acts 4:5-14
The man stood right there beside them, perfectly well, a living witness they all knew had lain lame at the temple gate for over forty years. The Sanhedrin could not deny the fact, could not accuse the apostles of fraud or magic or invoking Satan's power, and could say nothing against the cure worked in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
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Here stood an unanswerable fact: the man was healed, well-known, publicly cured, with no way to escape the apostles' conclusion. His presence showed real gratitude and deep care for his benefactors, and proved what the Jews never attempted to deny: that these miracles were genuinely wrought.
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