Acts 4:21 (KJV)

Passage

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

Acts 4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Acts 4:21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Acts 4:22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

Acts 4:23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glorified", "further", "threatened", "finding", "nothing", "might", "punish", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glorified" and "further", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "For we cannot but speak the things..." into verse 22's "For the man was above forty years...", so "glorified" and "further" 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 "glorified" and "further" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.