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OET (OET-RV) So they had them removed from the room, and they asked each other,
OET-LV But having_commanded them to_go_away outside the council, they_were_conferring with one_another
SR-GNT Κελεύσαντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ Συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν, συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους ‡
(Keleusantes de autous exō tou Sunedriou apelthein, suneballon pros allaʸlous)
Key: yellow:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT But having commanded them to go outside the Sanhedrin, they conferred among themselves,
UST The Jewish leaders told guards to take Peter, John, and this man outside of the room where they were meeting. After they did so, the leaders talked with each other about Peter and John.
BSB So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin [fn] and then conferred together.
4:15 Or the Council
BLB But having commanded them to go outside the Council, they began to confer with one another,
AICNT But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
OEB So they ordered them out of court, and then began consulting together.
WEB But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
NET But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
LSV and having commanded them to go away out of the Sanhedrin, they took counsel with one another,
FBV So they instructed them to wait outside the council while they discussed the matter among themselves.
TCNT So they ordered Peter and John to step out from the Sanhedrin while they conferred with one another,
T4T So the Jewish leaders commanded guards to take Peter, John, and the man outside of the room where those leaders were meeting. After they did so, the leaders talked with each other about Peter and John.
LEB But after they[fn] had ordered them to go outside the Sanhedrin,[fn] they began to confer[fn] with one another,
?:? *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had ordered”) which is understood as temporal
?:? Or “council”
?:? *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to confer”)
BBE But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,
MOF No MOF ACTs book available
ASV But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
DRA But they commanded them to go aside out of the council; and they conferred among themselves,
YLT and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,
DBY but having commanded them to go out of the council they conferred with one another,
RV But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
WBS But when they had commanded them to withdraw from the council, they conferred among themselves,
KJB But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
BB But commaundyng them to go asyde out of the counsel, and counseled among them selues,
(But commaundyng them to go asyde out of the counsel, and counseled among themselves,)
GNV Then they commanded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues,
(Then they commanded them to go aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselves, )
CB Then comaunded they the to stode asyde out of ye councell, & comened amoge the selues,
(Then commanded they the to stood asyde out of ye/you_all council/counsel, and comened among the selves,)
TNT But they commaunded them to go a syde out of the counsell and counceled amonge them selves
(But they commanded them to go a side out of the council/counsel and council/counseled among them selves )
WYC But thei comaundiden hem to go forth with out the counsel. And thei spaken togidere,
(But they commandedn them to go forth with out the counsel. And they spaken together,)
LUT Da hießen sie sie hinausgehen aus dem Rat und handelten miteinander und sprachen:
(So hießen they/she/them sie hinausgehen out of to_him advice and handelten miteinander and said:)
CLV Jusserunt autem eos foras extra concilium secedere: et conferebant ad invicem,
(Yusserunt however them foras extra concilium secedere: and conferebant to invicem, )
UGNT κελεύσαντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ Συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν, συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους
(keleusantes de autous exō tou Sunedriou apelthein, suneballon pros allaʸlous)
SBL-GNT κελεύσαντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους
(keleusantes de autous exō tou sunedriou apelthein suneballon pros allaʸlous )
TC-GNT Κελεύσαντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν, [fn]συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους,
(Keleusantes de autous exō tou sunedriou apelthein, suneballon pros allaʸlous,)
4:15 συνεβαλλον ¦ συνεβαλον TR
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
4:1-22 Persecution was a common experience of God’s people throughout the Bible. God’s servants often faced hostility and opposition (Deut 30:7; 1 Kgs 18:13; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37–38; Matt 23:34-37; Luke 11:49-51; 1 Thes 2:14-15). Jesus himself was persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16), and he told his disciples to expect the same kind of treatment (Matt 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2), but he promised that the Holy Spirit would provide strength (Acts 1:8; Luke 12:11-12; 21:15). Acts records frequent times of persecution (Acts 4:3; 5:17-41; 7:54–8:3; 9:1-2; 11:19; 12:2; 13:50; 14:19; 16:19-24), but Acts also reiterates that the Holy Spirit empowers disciples to bear witness in such circumstances (2:44; 4:8-13; 6:10; 7:55). The boldness of Peter and John before the hostile high council exemplifies facing persecution with courage and power (4:20).
Persecution
Persecution is a common experience of God’s people. God’s servants have often faced hostility and opposition (e.g., Deut 30:7; 1 Kgs 18:13; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37:11–38:28; Matt 23:34-37; Luke 11:49-51; 1 Thes 2:14-16). Jesus himself dealt with persecution (Luke 4:28-30; John 5:16). At the end of his earthly life, he endured mocking, beating, and a horrible death by crucifixion, and he told his disciples to expect the same kind of treatment (Matt 10:16-25; 24:9; Mark 13:9-13; Luke 21:12-17; John 16:2). He prepared his followers for such occasions, telling them that the Holy Spirit would give them the needed courage (Luke 12:11-12; 21:14-15; Acts 1:8).
The book of Acts documents the persecution of the earliest Christians, beginning with the hostility of the Jewish high council and the attacks of Saul of Tarsus on the early church prior to his encounter with Jesus near Damascus (Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-13, 21; 22:4; 26:9-11; see 1 Cor 15:9; Gal 1:13; Phil 3:6). Peter, John, Stephen, James, Paul, and Barnabas all suffered persecution (Acts 4:15-18; 5:17-18; 7:54-60; 12:1-4; 14:5-6). Jesus, in his parable of the farmer and the seed, noted the withering effects of persecution on those with shallow faith (Matt 13:20-21; Mark 4:16-17). Persecution purifies God’s people and gives them the opportunity to conform more closely to the character of Jesus. The apostles’ experiences in Acts bear out Paul’s general statement: “Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Tim 3:12; see Mark 10:29-30).
Jesus told his disciples to expect to defend their faith in hostile settings (Matt 10:18-20; Luke 21:12-15), and the apostles and other leaders did so with courage and boldness (e.g., Acts 4:8-12, 31; 5:29-32; 6:8-10; 8:4-40; 9:27). Christians are called to defend their faith courageously and graciously, explaining their convictions to those who ask questions (Col 4:6; 2 Tim 2:24-25; 1 Pet 3:15).
Passages for Further Study
1 Kgs 18:2-15; 19:1-18; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37:1–38:28; Matt 10:16-39; 13:20-21; 23:34-38; 24:9-14; Mark 10:29-31; 13:9-13; Luke 11:47-51; 12:11-12; 21:12-19; John 16:1-4; Acts 4:13-31; 5:17-42; 6:8–8:4; 9:1-31; 12:1-19; 14:1-7; 22:3-29; 23:12-31; 26:9-11; Gal 1:13; 1 Thes 2:14-16; 2 Tim 3:11-14; 1 Pet 3:13-18
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
κελεύσαντες & αὐτοὺς ἔξω τοῦ Συνεδρίου ἀπελθεῖν, συνέβαλλον πρὸς ἀλλήλους
/having/_commanded & them outside the Sanhedrin /to/_go_away ˱they˲_/were/_conferring with one_another
The pronoun them refers at least to Peter and John, and probably also to the man who was healed, while the pronoun they refers to the council members. It may be helpful to your readers to clarify this. Alternate translation: “having commanded Peter and John and the man who was healed to go outside the Sanhedrin, the council members conferred among themselves”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τοῦ Συνεδρίου
the Sanhedrin
Luke is using the name of the Jewish ruling council to mean the meeting place of that council. Alternate translation: “the place where the Sanhedrin met” or “the council chamber”