Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
Verse Takeaways
1
Pray for Boldness, Not Escape
Commentators overwhelmingly note that the early church's prayer is a model for believers facing opposition. They did not ask God to remove the threats or punish their enemies. Instead, they asked for the divine enablement and courage to continue speaking God's word 'with all boldness' right in the middle of the danger. Their priority was God's mission, not their personal comfort.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Acts
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
7
18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold their threatenings. So look upon them in such a way as to grant us deliverance. They did not intend to abandon their undertaking; t…
And now (κα τα νυν). "And as to (accusative of general reference) the now things (the present situation)." Only in the Acts in the…
19th Century
Anglican
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings.—The context shows that the prayer of the Church is addressed to the Father. The…
Your support helps us maintain this resource for everyone
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
And now O Lord. They do very well to apply to themselves what they cited concerning Christ, because He will not be separated from the gosp…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings Meaning not with his eye of omniscience, which he could not but do; but tha…
Get curated content & updates
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…
