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Being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
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The Instinct for Fellowship
Multiple commentators highlight that Peter and John's first instinct after being threatened was to return to "their own company." This immediate turn to fellow believers, rather than isolating themselves, demonstrates the vital importance of Christian community. As one scholar notes, you can tell a person's character by the company they keep; the apostles sought reinforcement and fellowship with other saints.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their own company. They joined the other apostles and Christians (Acts 2:44–45).
And reported, and so on. What…
To their own company (προς τους ιδιους). Their own people as in Joh 1:11; 13:1; Acts 24:23; 1 Timothy 5:8;[…
19th Century
Anglican
They went to their own company.—Literally, their own people. The statement implies a recognised place of meeting, where t…
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Baptist
You can always tell a man by his company. Had these people been ungodly, they would have done as the ungodly do when they come out of prison: they …
The church’s response to the apostles’ release was a spontaneous outburst of praise, psalmody, and petition. It begins (v.24) by addressing God as …
16th Century
Protestant
Furthermore when they were let go. It will soon become clear for what purpose they declared to the other disciples what had happened to th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And being let go Or dismissed from custody, by the order of the sanhedrim: they went to their own company
Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is among themselves. It encourages God's servants, both in doing their work and in enduring suff…