Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 4:23

"And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them." — Acts 4:23 (ASV)

Their own company. They joined the other apostles and Christians (Acts 2:44–45).

And reported, and so on. What they should do in this case doubtless became a subject of interesting inquiry. They had been threatened by the highest authority of the nation and commanded not to preach again in the name of Jesus. Whether they should obey them and be silent, or whether they should leave Jerusalem and preach elsewhere, was certainly an interesting subject of inquiry; and they very properly sought the counsel of their brethren and looked to God for direction; an example which all should follow who are exposed to persecution or who are in any perplexity about the path of duty.