Acts 4:16 (KJV)

Passage

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

Acts 4:15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

Acts 4:16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Acts 4:17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

Acts 4:18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "shall", "indeed", "notable", "miracle", "hath", "been", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "But when they had commanded them to..." into verse 17's "But that it spread no further among...", so "saying" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saying" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.