When they saw the boldness of Peter and John.—John, as far as we read, had not spoken, but his look and bearing, and perhaps unrec…

Where else could such holy courage have been learned? They spoke in their measure just as the great Master did, of whom it is written: He spoke…

While literacy was high among Jews of the first century, theological disputations required rabbinic training. Since the common people had not had s…

Here we can see an evil conscience; for lacking right and reason, they break out into open tyranny, the hatred of which they had attempted to escap…

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John
With what courage and intrepidity they stood before them, the prese…

Peter, being filled with the Holy Ghost, wanted everyone to understand that the miracle had been performed by the name, or power, of Jesus of Nazar…