1. Actes 4:21 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

What kind of threats could the council make?

Actes 4:21 (NEG79)

21 Ils leur firent de nouvelles menaces, et les relâchèrent, ne sachant comment les punir, à cause du peuple, parce que tous glorifiaient Dieu de ce qui était arrivé.

A direct refusal to obey the order of the council would immediately render the apostles in contempt of court and liable to further punishment.1 The Jewish leaders’ opposition to the preaching of the gospel would escalate to flogging (Acts 5:40) and even killing Jesus’ witnesses (Acts 7:54–60).2