Kept silence (εσιγησεν). Ingressive first aorist active of σιγαω, old verb, to hold one's peace. All the multitude became silent a…

Then all the multitude. Evidently, this refers to the multitude of private Christians who were assembled on this occasion. That it does no…

And gave audience to Barnabas and Paul.—The leaders of the Church had clearly reserved their part in the debate to the last, and …

Luke’s reference to the silence of the assembly after Peter spoke implies that the turning point had come. Though resisted at Jerusalem for almost …

All the multitude held their peace. By these words, Luke shows us that the Spirit of God so reigned in that assembly that they yielded imm…

Then all the multitude kept silence Upon this oration of Peter's, there was a profound silence in the whole assembly, amo…

We see from the words purifying their hearts by faith, and the address of Saint Peter, that justification by faith and sanctification by t…